- Getting into working on autonomous vehicles? What was your trajectory like? How did you end up working on autonomous vehicles? Would you recommend getting into it?
- vote cruise employees: are you happy? why or why not?
- GM Strike : Has it affected engineers and other employees? Curious how the strike's been affecting GM employees -- has it been negative? Positive?
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and industry lounge. - Waymo Culture? Anyone know what the culture at Waymo is like? Are employees generally happy with how the company is run? Has anyone switched from Cruise to Waymo? If so what are your thoughts?
- Cruise Compensation What's the average compensation for SWE at Cruise with 1-2 YOE?
- vote Waymo vs Cruise vs Tesla which company is the best to work for in terms of culture happiness and pay? any advice thoughts or reviews from employees would be super helpful!
- Happiest Auto Companies? What's an auto /automotive company with the happiest employees? Curious to find out where I can continue to work on stuff I'm interested in, but not struggle with company's culture or personal happiness.
- vote do you support the GM strike? what are your thoughts on the GM strike? do you support UAW?
- In your opinion what car/auto company has the most innovative or interesting technology? ^ Curious to see what Blind thinks
- Is NIO going out of business? What's going on with NIO? ARe they bankrupt yet / going bankrupt?
- Working at GM? What's it like? Pay? Culture? etc? Curious if I should consider applying
- Thoughts on Uber Elevate? How successful do you think it'll be ? Do you think the project will really come to fruitiion? Is 2023 a realistic goal? https://www.google.com/search?q=uber+elevate&oq=Uber+Elevate&aqs=chrome.0.0l6.1460j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- Who's a part of UAW? Are there any engineers who are a part of it ?
- Ford life (contractor vs fte) I expect to get an offer from Ford but indications are it will be contract to hire. I had that "to hire" line fed to me early in career and I've seen the discrepancy in benefits (no access to lease cars, second class citizen treatment) at another OEM very early in my career. What's contractor life
- Future of General Motors Day 3 of the strike. Anyone from GM who can offer some insights about the company culture and its future direction? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tensions-tempers-rise-picket-lines-general-motors-strike-enters-day-n1055936
- What's so toxic about cruise? I've heard it on Blind and through friends, but what makes it so toxic? Why does everyone say that the company is terrible? Would you never consider moving there? Should I not?
- Does Tesla really make the best electric cars? Curious if most of Blinders think that Tesla really makes the best electric cars -- after all there are many alternatives such as Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, BMW i3 etc. What company makes the best electric car, what is it and why do you thinks so? Also, what is the best electric car model overa
- Didn't know Cox Automotive Leaders were so wealthy... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-11/these-are-the-20-richest-people-in-the-global-automotive-industry What are your thoughts on who made the list and who didn't? Didn't know Cox Automotive was so wealthy...!
- vote best car rental services? which one is the best and why? personally dont like zipcar bc of the annual fees
- Are ridesharing services ending the auto industry by lowering the need for car ownership? Read that lyft and uber-like services are slowly killing off car ownership by lowering the need fo the layperson to own a car. Especially given their IPOs this year, what do you think are the consequences of such a change in our economy? Do you think self driving cars will eventually re-stimulate t
- Daimler to Cruise Automation Currently work on driverless technology and Daimler but I wonder if working at a more "new" company would offer better work culture and potentially pay. Anyone have experience working at a company like BMW/Daimler/Ford and then moving to a driverless tech company like Cruise?
- New Grad QA @ Waymo What's the average salary? Asking for a friend
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and industry lounge. - Ride Sharing v. Car Ownership? Do you think ridesharing and shared car ownership will genuinely have a significant impact on car ownership? Do you think it'll ever replace full ownership entirely? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-ownership/uber-and-lyft-to-turn-the-wheels-on-car-ownership-industry-experts-idUSKCN1SS33A
- How's Day 19 of the GM Strike? https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/pressure-mounts-on-gm-uaw-to-make-a-deal-as-strike-drags-into-19th-day.html Anyone know further details about the GM strike? Can't believe they're on day 19
- New vs Old Automotive Industry Companies? In general, do companies like Tesla tend to pay more than older traditional car companies like BMW or Daimler? Would the average age be younger? Currently working at BMW and wondering if other new companies in autonomous driving would have more fun culture/better pay
- Powertrain Eng Interview Prep My friend is expecting an onsite interview call at Byton for powertrain eng. Does anyone have any pointers on what can be expected for the interview?? Also how is the WLB in Byton? Thanks in advance! 4 yoe 150K+ base pay
- Self Driving Cars on Streets When will the majority of all commercial cars be automated on the streets? I personally hate driving and wondering when this could be the case? What are the current limitations to having majority self driving cars on the road? Not too educated on this topic and wanted to ask Blind
- Moving from Daimler to Cruise Anyone else made a similar transition from a more traditional company to a newer automotive vehicle company? Are there any benefits to this type of transition? Would you recommend it? How's cruise's culture? Also what's the average salary for entry level SWE @ Cruise in SF?
- Working at Waymo? Anyone know much about Waymo and what the culture / pay is like working over there?
- Culture and WLB at Tesla Have a job opportunity there that my recruiter wants me to pursue. I honestly don't care that much about working long hours as long as the work is fulfilling/meaningful. The problem is I've been hearing too many people say that the culture and work hours are both horrible at Tesla. Is this true? Whe
- Looking for referrals at Lucid Motors I am a supply chain candidate with 6 YOE. Looking for Global Supply Manager opportunities at Lucid Motors. Is anyone from Lucid Motors willing to refer me please?
- CV2X, V2X Roles Anyone working in this area? Where did you come from (location / industry) to get to CV2X projects? Happy with it?
- Do Ex-FAANGER last at Tesla? Wondering whether ex-faang employees fair well at Tesla? Read on Blind that most only last a couple of years. Wondering how the culture and work is different compared to FAANG? Really interested in working on automotive systems but afraid that I might not fit in...
- Ford Vs GM vs Daimler What is the work culture at each of these auto industry companies? How does the compensation compare at each place? Employees at Ford, GM, Daimler -- would appreciate it if you shared any insights about your company!
- FANG to Automotive / Detroit How many have made the jump from FANG or similar high TC jobs to Auto industry and gone to Detroit? Were you chasing fulfillment or did you actually get more TC? any regrets?
- UAW Don't know much about unions in the automotive industry, other than they exist. Is anyone a part of the UAW? Who can explain how it works, and whether they think it's beneficial?
- Auto companies with the best WLB Which companies have the best WLB, which companies have the worst? Currently working in auto, and hoping to go into a company with a bit less issues regarding WLB
- How’s the feeling at other OEM’s? With recent sales slumps and shinking market, whats the concensus out there? There have been a bunch of layoffs and hiring freezes where I am.
- Zoox How would you rate the compensation and culture at Zoox?
- When do you think autopilot will be the norm? I think for now driving completly on autopilot is pretty dangerous. Seems like there's been a few accidents. How long do you think it'll be before driving on autopilot/self driving cars will be the norm?
- Contractor @ Auto Company What's the best ways to convert to a FTE from a contractor position at an auto company? Is this pretty common and how likely am I to be able to convert?
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and industry lounge. - Hardware Engineering roles in the Auto Industry How hard is it to go from SWE to HWE at an automaker? I know it might pay way less, but I honestly love my cars and would at least for a couple of years like to work for a german carmaker. How hard do you think this transition would be? Are hardware engineers pretty much working at car manufacturing
- Outside of Tesla What are some other car manufacturing companies that are really investing in electric cars? While they might not pay as much as Tesla are they at least pretty well paid?
- M-Byte vs Tesla Do you think Byton can produce cars that will provide Tesla with some fierce competiton?
- Self Driving initatives at Traditional Car Companies? What traditional car companies are actively working on self-driving cars? I hear a lot about companies like cruise automation but I don't know as much about what companies like Toyota are working on in terms of self-driving cars -- mind enlightening me?
- Referral ! Tesla autopilot hardware mechanical engineer Looking for a referral for Tesla autopilot hardware mech. engineer.
- Outdated Tech at Traditional Auto Companies Do other car companies like Daimler and Volkswagen face the same issue of being stuck ni the past in terms of technology? Ford feels like our tech is still from the 90s and 2000s when we're going into the 2020s. We should be constantly reinventing and growing, but sometimes it feels like Ford is don
- working at volvo group? saw an earlier post about working at volvo — what is culture like and where are the biggest US offices?
- Nio Layoffs ? after the ceo ousting and the stock sink, is nio laying off people all the people in the company are shit scared !! yesterday there was an allhands but it had no real news all shit !
- vote auto industy roles if youre in the auto industry; whats your role? curious of the split on blin