Uber to lay off 10% of staff in biggest cuts since COVID

Uber plans to lay off about 3,300 employees, or 10% of its workforce, to flatten management layers and reduce organisational complexity amid rising robotaxi competition, while also limiting fully remote roles to 1%. The cuts are part of Uber's strategy to reinvest savings into growth, innovation, and robotaxi market positioning.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Micromobility, and 3 sources have reported it between 2 Sep 2026 and 3 Sep 2026.