Hyundai raises $1 billion for AV startup Motional and Elon pulls the plug on Tesla Supercharger team
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To welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub For news And knowledge on THE future of transportation.
Before I leap In THE all THE news — And boy there was A plot! — I to have A important update For all of You beautiful readers. TechCrunch Mobility East moving has Thursdays ! He will be THE even newsletter completed with news And knowledge on THE sector, but just landing In your inboxes THURSDAY Morning. Sign up here For free — just Click on TechCrunch Mobility!
VE to start up Fisker laid disabled more employees has "preserve species" as bankruptcy inches Never closer; carpooling business Ola cut about 180 jobs And ousted It is chief executive, Hémant Bakshi, simply four month After appoint him has THE job; And lidar business Lamp cut It is 700 people Workforce by 20% as part of A restructuring has adopt A "active light" business model.
Oh, And SO there was You're here CEO Elon Musk, WHO chopped THE Car manufacturer global Compressor network team. That embarrassing decision come just as non-Tesla VE Drivers earn to access has THE network.
It is not has say THE entire transportation sector was surrounded by economic storm clouds. There were more shiny moments as GOOD. Let's go go check he outside!
A little bird
In THE To fall Since You're here great Compressor slaughter, We have speak has several little birds, including those WHO were laid disabled And people functioning has other Car manufacturers. As I mentioned above, Elon Musk empty You're here global Compressor organization of about 500 people. Insiders has several different Car manufacturers — all of which are adopt You're here loading technology — said they did not see This future. “Shocked” And "dazed" were THE most common sentences I heard.
On THE employee in front, there was A lack of communication Since human resources In THE hours directly following THE mass Fire. A few said Me they And their companion ancient coworkers had not received information about breakup And that communication had stopped quite. A little of those people had received breakup emails by Friday. All of THE people I communicated with were always in trouble has to understand Why Musk would be cut THE Compressor team — A organization that East fundamental has You're here And It is VE sales. Others Assumed only Elon And maybe THE ancient head of THE Compressor team, Rebecca Tinucci, would be Never know THE response.
Obtained A advice For We? E-mail Kirsten Korosec at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com, Sean O'Kane has sean.okane@techcrunch.com Or Rebecca Bellan has rebecca.bellan@techcrunch.com.Yes You prefer has stay anonymous,click here has contact us, which understand SecureDrop (instructions here) And miscellaneous crypt Messaging applications.
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