Uber Announces 10% Workforce Reduction in Major Restructuring to Streamline Operations and Fuel Robotaxi Push

Uber Technologies is cutting approximately 3,300 jobs, or about 10% of its global workforce, as part of a broad organizational overhaul aimed at flattening management layers, simplifying structures, and redirecting resources toward its core ride-sharing and delivery businesses as well as its ambitious autonomous vehicle initiatives. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes in an internal memo sent to employees on September 2, 2026, noting that years of rapid growth had introduced unnecessary complexity with "more layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership." The restructuring will reduce the number of managers by 20%, with some shifting to individual contributor roles, eliminate nearly half of teams with one or two members, and cut by 20% the employees positioned seven or more layers below the CEO. Delivery operations across restaurants, retail, and white-label services are being consolidated, alongside engineering and science teams. Savings will support investments exceeding $10 billion in robotaxi partnerships with companies like Avride, Lucid, Nuro, and Rivian. The move coincides with a shift toward hybrid work policies, limiting fully remote roles to under 1% of staff. Bloomberg first reported the story, with corroboration from TechCrunch, Business Insider, Financial Times, CNBC, and The Verge. Uber's stock rose modestly on the news. This follows earlier targeted cuts in customer service and HR, bringing total headcount below 30,000—levels last seen around 2021. While Khosrowshahi emphasized structural simplification over performance issues, the changes align with industry trends of using AI to reduce coordination overhead and prepare for an "autonomous future."