Automotive
Tesla
Austin, TX, United States
Risk Signals Detected
10,000 total employees affected — large-scale impact
Layoff within 6 months — risk still elevated
Why This Risk Score
Tesla's most recent layoff was in April 2026 cited as AI Automation, within the past year. The risk score above reflects that history combined with company size (10,000 employees affected across all recorded rounds) and how active layoffs are across the rest of the Automotive industry right now — see the breakdown below for exactly how each factor contributed.
How This Score Was Calculated
Base risk (every company starts here)
+1010,000 employees affected to date — large-scale workforce impact
+20Most recent layoff was within the last 6 months
+15Total Risk Score
45/100Layoff History
See how Tesla compares to other companies on the Layoff Radar.
Tesla eliminated entire teams — including its Supercharger expansion group and all public policy staff — as Elon Musk refocused the company entirely on Full Self-Driving (FSD), the Optimus humanoid robot, and the Robotaxi platform. Traditional automotive development headcount was cut to fund AI and robotics.
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