Tesla has laid off hundreds of workers on its Autopilot team as the electric-vehicle maker shuttered a California facility, according to people familiar with the matter.As recently as last week, chief executive officer Elon Musk had outlined plans to cut 10% of salaried staff but said he’d be increasing hourly jobs.
Teams at the San Mateo office were tasked with evaluating customer vehicle data related to the Autopilot driver-assistance features and performing so-called data labeling. Many of the staff were data annotation specialists, all of which are hourly positions, one of the people said. About 200 workers were let go in total, according to the sources. Prior to the cuts, the office had about 350 employees, some of whom were already transferred to a nearby facility in recent weeks.Tesla is trimming its ranks after a surge in hiring in recent years. The company, now based in Austin, Texas, had grown to about 100,000 employees globally as it built new factories in Austin and Berlin.
Lol Autopilot already crashes all the time. Can't wait for the cars to get even worse than they are
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