Dara Khosrowshahi is resigning from the board of autonomous car expertise firm Aurora Innovation, citing a want to give attention to his ongoing obligations as CEO of Uber and scale back exterior board commitments, in keeping with a Friday regulatory submitting.
Khosrowshahi’s resignation was efficient as of Tuesday. Aurora says Khosrowshahi’s choice to go away the board was not the results of any disagreement with the corporate.
The Uber chief government and Aurora Innovation go manner again. In 2020, Uber offloaded its personal self-driving unit, Uber ATG, to Aurora. The deal on the time concerned Uber handing over its fairness in ATG and investing $400 million into Aurora, giving it a 26% stake within the mixed firm. Khosrowshahi joined Aurora’s board as a part of the deal.
Via Uber Freight, Uber’s freight brokerage platform that connects shippers and carriers, the ride-hail and supply big maintained its reference to Aurora. In June, Uber and Aurora introduced a multi-year collaboration to place vehicles powered by Aurora’s expertise on the Uber Freight community.
Uber’s relationship with Aurora, nonetheless, is just not unique. The corporate additionally has a take care of Waabi, the self-driving truck startup based by Raquel Urtasun, who had beforehand served as chief scientist and head of R&D at Uber ATG.
Shailen Bhatt, senior vp and chief working officer for AtkinsRéalis, will be part of Aurora’s board in Khosrowshahi’s place. Bhatt has a background working for the Federal Freeway Administration.
Khosrowshahi’s choice to go away the board comes a few weeks after Nolan Shenai, Aurora’s common counsel, shared his intention to step down efficient January 6, 2025. Ossa Fisher, Aurora’s president, will take over Shenai’s obligations whereas the corporate considers his substitute.
This text was up to date to incorporate details about Aurora’s new board member and one other current government departure.