Kumar Chellapilla, the head of machine intelligence for self-driving vehicles at Uber, is leaving for a similar role at Lyft, according to The Information.
Mr. Chellapilla has been at Uber for a year and has held positions at LinkedIn, Twitter and Microsoft.
Uber's autonomous driving unit has suffered since a fatal accident in May involving a self-driving vehicle in Tempe, Ariz. Uber closed its testing facilities in the Phoenix area after the accident, and former Uber employees have said the company could be looking to sell its autonomous driving unit.