Uber CEO says laying off 3,300 workers will help lower prices for customers
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced that the company will use savings from laying off 3,300 employees to lower ride prices for customers. The cuts, representing 10% of corporate staff, are part of a broader strategy to reduce management layers and reinvest in autonomous taxi technology. Despite the company's strong recent earnings, Khosrowshahi emphasized the need for proactive cost reduction to maintain competitiveness against rivals like Waymo.
- ▪Uber is laying off approximately 3,300 employees, which constitutes 10% of its corporate staff.
- ▪CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated that savings from the layoffs and insurance will be used to reduce customer ride prices.
- ▪The company plans to invest over $1 billion in its autonomous taxi network to compete with rivals such as Waymo.
- ▪Uber recently received an almost $1 billion fine from the EU for GDPR violations related to automated driver deactivations.
- ▪The layoffs occurred despite Uber reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with the CEO describing the move as a proactive strategy.
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Industry Car Tech layoffs uber Uber CEO says laying off 3,300 workers will help lower prices for customers Uber says customers will benefit, though similar corporate promises have fallen flat before By Rob Thubron September 11, 2026, 8:26 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Winners & losers: Nobody likes seeing companies laying off people, except maybe their shareholders, but CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the roughly 3,300 people Uber let go of last week will be a good thing for customers: it will use the savings to reduce prices, apparently. Uber said last week that it was laying off 10% of its corporate staff, or around 3,300 positions, as the ride-hailing giant looks to reduce management layers.
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