TuSimple truck-trailers are parked at their facility at AllianceTexas, a 27,000 acre business complex boasting some of the country’s largest freight operations, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. May 18, 2022. Picture taken May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Cooper Neillsaid on Thursday it will cut 30% of its workforce in the United States under a restructuring as the autonomous driving technology company looks to preserve its balance sheet amid a funding crunch in the sector.
Industry executives and investors have been worried about the funding poured into the self-driving technology sector at a time when access to capital has been tight. The restructuring is expected to cost the company between $12 million and $13 million, it said in a statement, adding that the layoffs will only impact its employees in the U.S.a delisting notice from Nasdaq for not filing its quarterly report on time.
TuSimple said following restructuring it would continue to retain its level 4 technology development capabilities and focus on autonomous freight transportation technology.Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza