Uber lays off 3,000 more employees as coronavirus push for more cuts

Uber is laying off another 3,000 employees, the Wall Street Journal first reported as coronavirus spurred more cost-cutting. Uber is also closing 45 offices, and rethinking its approach in areas like freight and autonomous vehicle technology.

e ride-hailing company has seen an 80 percent drop in its ride-hailing business as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We have to take these hard actions to stand strong on our own two feet, to secure our future, and to continue on our mission,” Khosrowshahi said in the email.

The move comes less than two weeks after Uber laid off 3,700 employees, or 14 percent of its global workforce. In total, the company has eliminated around a quarter of its st