Tesla to Lay Off Hundreds of Autopilot Employees as it Shuts Down San Mateo Office

Tesla is laying off hundreds of its Autopilot employees as it shuts down its California office in San Mateo, confirms a recent regulatory filing by the carmaker.

The news of its Autopilot workers' layoff first got the shimmer of the spotlight at the end of June when Bloomberg reported it.

By then, sources say that roughly 200 employees from the San Mateo office are reportedly affected by the job cut. The earlier report also says that the giant electric vehicle (EV) maker is shutting one of its offices in California.

Tesla to Lay Off Hundreds of Autopilot Employees

This time, a recent regulatory filing in the state of California has confirmed the latest move of Tesla to cut down its workforce.

As per a news story by Reuters, the automaker owned by no less than Elon Musk plans to lay off more than 200 employees. It comes as its site in San Mateo, California closes its doors permanently.

The news outlet says that the recent filing of the electric car maker revealed that Tesla is letting go a total of 229 employees, who are working in its San Mateo office.

According to the latest report by Tech Crunch, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice confirmed the massive layoffs of Tesla that were first reported last June.

The recent filing also disclosed that the Tesla San Mateo site houses a total of 276 employees.

So, it appears that around 47 workers would remain to be with the renowned EV maker. The rest of the San Mateo office folks are transferring to the Autopilot office of Tesla in Buffalo, Tech Crunch reports, citing anonymous sources close to the situation.

Tesla Autopilot Employees

The employees affected by the latest job cuts of the giant automaker reportedly work on data labeling of the Autopilot system of Tesla.

These folks from the San Mateo office are said to be responsible for checking whether the Autopilot algorithm accurately identifies an object.

Tesla Layoff

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Tesla, Musk, previously announced that the giant EV maker is letting go of roughly 10% of its current workforce.

On top of that, the ultra-rich billionaire has reportedly told the top brass of the electric car maker to halt all hiring of new employees. The chief executive also asked them to prepare for looming job cuts.

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Meanwhile, the big boss of Tesla assured its customers and investors that the job cuts would include those working on building its vehicles, solar, and battery packs.