Autonomous driving firm Aurora lays off 3% staff

Aurora Innovation

25/01/2024 24:00

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Autonomous vehicle technology company
Aurora Innovation  AUR.O  said on Wednesday it had cut 3% of its
workforce as part of a reorganization exercise.
    Aurora had 1,700 employees by 2022-end, as per the company's
securities filings.    
    "As we move toward commercial launch, we recently reviewed
the entire organization to ensure we are working as effectively
as possible ... Through this process, a limited number of roles
were eliminated which impacted 3 percent of our total
workforce," according to a company statement attributed to
Cristopher Barrett, senior vice president, people.
    The Pittsburgh-based company, which went public through a
merger with a blank cheque firm in 2021, is building the
technology that will power future self-driving trucks. 
    Aurora has partnerships with Continental AG  CONG.DE  and
Volvo  VOLVb.ST , and plans to deploy its first set of
driver-less trucks on the streets this year.
    
    

 (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry
Jacob-Phillips)
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