Layoffs

Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say

Transportation /

Around 550 employees across autonomous vehicle company Motional have been laid off, according to information taken from WARN notice filings and sources at the company.  Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Motional is pausing commercial operations and delaying plans to launch a robotaxi service with its next-gen Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis until 2026 as it […]

Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say Read More »

Luminar cuts 20% of staff and outsources lidar production

Transportation /

Lidar company Luminar is slashing its workforce by 20% and will lean harder on its contract manufacturing partner as part of a restructuring that will shift the company to a more “asset-light” business model, as it aims to scale production. The cuts will affect around 140 employees, and are starting immediately. Luminar is also cutting

Luminar cuts 20% of staff and outsources lidar production Read More »

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference

Enterprise /

Ahead of Google’s annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, but not the specific teams, roles or how many people were let go. “As

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference Read More »

Elon Musk guts Tesla’s charging team after winning over major automakers

Transportation /

Tesla has gutted its charging team in a new round of layoffs, despite recently winning over major automakers like Ford and General Motors and making its connector the de facto standard in North America. Tesla’s Supercharger network has long been seen as one of its greatest competitive advantages. It’s widely available, has far better uptime

Elon Musk guts Tesla’s charging team after winning over major automakers Read More »

Fisker starts new round of layoffs to ‘preserve cash’

Transportation /

EV startup Fisker Inc. is laying off more employees to “preserve cash,” one week after warning investors it would have to make cuts to stave off impending bankruptcy, according to an internal email viewed by TechCrunch. Founder and CEO Henrik Fisker told employees Monday morning in the email that the company is “continuing to evaluate

Fisker starts new round of layoffs to ‘preserve cash’ Read More »