AI is reshaping the automotive workforce, with GM laying off 600 IT workers to hire AI-native talent in areas like data engineering, model development, and prompt engineering. Ford, GM, and Stellantis have collectively cut over 20,000 salaried jobs this decade, partly driven by AI-related restructuring. Samsara is using truck-mounted camera data to train AI models that detect and monitor pothole deterioration, pitching the product to cities. Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raised another $400M just two months after a $500M round, bringing total investment across RJ Scaringe's three startups to $12.3 billion. Other notable deals include Rapido raising $240M at a $3B valuation and Quantum Systems in talks for €600M. Tesla robotaxis were involved in two crashes while under teleoperator control, and Waymo issued a software recall to address flooded road behavior.
