Uber’s head of autonomous mobility and delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, to leave on Nov 16
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The takeaway
Bloomberg reported on Oct 13, 2026 that Sarfraz Maredia, Uber’s global head of autonomous mobility and delivery for more than 12 years at the company, will leave on Nov 16 for a top job outside transport.
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- 16 October 2026
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Key facts
- Last day Nov 16, 2026; joining an undisclosed company outside transportation as a top executive (Uber spokesperson, via Bloomberg)
- Successors: Samarth Kejriwal (senior director, driverless vehicle operations) and Aaron Emrich (autonomous delivery); no single replacement
- Earlier exits from the unit: Guy Peterson (AV business development, to Rivian’s bike spin-off Also, October) and Lando Juarez (AV legal head, to Bedrock Robotics, June)
- Context: Uber has committed more than $10B over the next few years to commercialising self-driving with more than a dozen partners; partnerships with Waymo and Serve Robotics unravelled in 2026; ~3,300 corporate jobs (10%) cut in September
- Maredia’s memo: ‘There’s never been more momentum behind our AV efforts than there is today.’
What happened
Uber’s top autonomous-vehicle executive is leaving at a time when the company is spending heavily on robotaxi partnerships but most of its deployments are small, limited by vehicles not yet produced and by local rules. Uber wants a “hybrid” marketplace that mixes driverless cars with human drivers and couriers.
Why it matters
A leadership gap at the largest ride-hailing platform’s AV unit, in a year of exits from that unit and broken partnerships.
Sources
2 sources from 2 sites. Numbers match the chips in the text.
2 sources: 2 press
Press
- Bloomberg via DNYUZ: Uber executive overseeing robotaxi push to leave amid leadership departuresdnyuz.com, press
- Crypto Briefing: Uber autonomous executive Sarfraz Maredia departscryptobriefing.com, press
Changes
- Filed from a lead (second source found: Bloomberg’s story syndicated by DNYUZ)