Another Uber executive, Danny Guo, to depart

A longtime Uber Technologies Inc. executive leading engineering efforts for robotaxi partnerships and core services for maps and memberships is leaving, adding to a string of recent executive departures at the ride-hailing giant. Danny Guo, who reports to Chief Technology Officer Praveen Neppalli Naga as the vice president of engineering and science, will step down Nov. 16, according to an email sent to employees Nov. 9. He will be taking a role outside the transportation industry, an Uber spokesperson said in response to a Bloomberg News inquiry. Guo did not respond to a request for comment. Guo, who has been with Uber for nearly 12 years, oversees engineering and science functions across several key businesses, including autonomous initiatives, the Uber One subscription program and the back-end network for deliveries, according to his Linkedin profile. Many of the leaders under each of those teams will now report to Naga, the spokesperson said. Guo is the latest company veteran to depart in recent months for opportunities elsewhere. Last week, OpenAI announced that it hired Jill Hazelbaker, Uber’s president and longtime communications executive, as its corporate affairs chief. Some of the high-profile departures have been at the company’s autonomous vehicle division: Sarfraz Maredia, Uber’s global head of autonomous mobility and delivery, is also set to leave next week, Bloomberg reported last month. The unit’s head of business development for autonomous partnerships and head of legal also left in recent months. Bob Toews, CEO of TruckDown, discusses winter readiness in the connected fleet era. Tune in above or by going to RoadSigns.ttnews.com. The company…

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