Lucid Motors cuts 18% of jobs and tests robotaxis

E-Car Manufacturer Lucid Motors Cuts More Jobs

2026-06-24 From Thomas Günnel Thomas Günnel | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

Lucid Motors cuts more jobs. At the same time, the company is testing its robotaxis and plans to operate them in Houston starting in 2027.

Lucid is currently testing its robotaxis in San Francisco and Houston with safety drivers on board.(Image: Lucid Motors) — Lucid is currently testing its robotaxis in San Francisco and Houston with safety drivers on board.
(Image: Lucid Motors)

The electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid will reduce about 18 percent of its workforce, reports the news agency Reuters. According to the report, the Chief Operating Officer, Marc Winterhoff, has left the company. Lucid declined to provide details on the number of affected individuals to Reuters but stated that the cuts would impact permanent employees, temporary workers, and production staff.

The second shift at the main production site for electric vehicles in Casa Grande, Arizona, has been canceled, according to the news agency. Back in February, Lucid had cut twelve percent of its U.S. workforce. In December, around 9,000 people worldwide were employed by the electric car manufacturer.

Supplier Problems and New Structure

Lucid had previously struggled with operational setbacks. This included an issue with a supplier that caused delivery difficulties for the SUV Gravity in February. In May, the company, according to Reuters, suspended its production forecast for the year 2026 pending a review of its business situation.

The resigned Marc Winterhoff was interim CEO of Lucid for over a year. He succeeded Peter Rawlinson in February 2025, who had stepped down from that position. Since June this year, Silvio Napoli has been the CEO of Lucid Motors.

The restructuring will cost Lucid approximately 32 million dollars, according to the company. The savings, according to Reuters, amount to about 158 million dollars annually. Lucid aims to grow primarily with its Gravity SUV platform and an upcoming mid-range vehicle platform. Additionally, the company is collaborating with Uber and the startup Nuro on robotaxis.

Lucid now presents its van-like SUV model Gravity in the ruggedly staged X Concept version. (Image:Lucid Motors)

Robotaxis in San Francisco and Houston

The companies plan to launch their robotaxi program in Houston later this year. Nuro is already testing there with safety drivers on board. In San Francisco, the vehicles are already on the road, also with safety drivers.

From mid-2027, the companies plan to introduce the service exclusively through the Uber network in Houston and expand to other markets in the coming years. Currently, 100 vehicles are being tested in the two cities.

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