Overview
Uber Freight is a market-leading enterprise logistics technology company and a reportable segment of Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER). Spun off in 2017 by founder Lior Ron, it manages over $20B in freight under management and serves ~1 in 3 Fortune 500 shippers. The company is a deployment channel for autonomous trucking partners including Aurora (Premier Autonomy program, 1B+ reserved driverless miles to 2030) and Waabi (Driver-as-a-Service partnership).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Parent
Scale
Leadership
Autonomous trucking
Data & sources
Company filings
1
Press releases
6
News coverage
2
Web sources
1
10 sources backing this record.View all →
Partnerships
Every company Uber Freight has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Waabi1× joint6 total
Most recent
- Uber Freight x Waabi2023-09-21with Waabijust announced
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Rebecca Tinucci Chief Executive Officersecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Lior Ron Founder & Former CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Uber Freight.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Uber Freight in third-party press
Mentioned on (12)
Registry pages whose text names Uber Freight.
Companies (2)
Robots and products (3)
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking), Kodiak Driverless Truck, Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck
Deployments (5)
Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas, Volvo VNL Autonomous at Texas, Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas, Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen) at Texas, Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck at Texas
People (2)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Uber Freight has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Uber Freight x Waabi2023-09-21with Waabijust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Waabi1× joint6 total
Funding rounds (2)
Uber Freight’s 2 disclosed rounds, $2.8B in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2021-11-15
$2.3B
- Series A2020-10-02
$500M · $3.3B post
Investors: Greenbriar Equity Group (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (10)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543151/000154315125000008/uber-20241231.htm
- https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2025/Uber-Announces-Results-for-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2024/default.aspx
- https://www.uberfreight.com/en-US/partners/autonomous-trucking
- https://www.uberfreight.com/en-US/blog/driverless-freight
- https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/98/uber-freight-and-aurora-to-democratize-driverless-trucks-for-carriers-of-all-sizes
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-aurora-launch-autonomous-program-for-carriers
- https://www.uberfreight.com/en-US/blog/uber-freight-and-waabi-introduce-industry-first-autonomous-truck-deployment-solution
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/uber-freight-ceo-lior-ron-joins-self-driving-startup-waabi-as-chief-operating-officer/
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/uber-freight-ceo-self-driving-freight-truck-startup-waabi.html
- https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-freight
Common questions
What is Uber Freight?
What does Uber Freight make?
Is Uber Freight publicly traded?
Who is the CEO of Uber Freight?
How can I invest in Uber Freight?
Where is Uber Freight headquartered?
Who owns Uber Freight?
Is Uber Freight a top robotics company?
When was Uber Freight founded?
Is Uber Freight safe?
Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (7 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-29
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-29
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Uber Freight.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Uber Freight from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Uber Freight Builds Out European 4PL Operations with Krakow Expansion
Uber Freight Builds Out European 4PL Operations with Krakow Expansion Uber Freight is expanding its European logistics operation with a new control tower planned for Krakow,…
Uber Freight makes ‘significant, multi-year’ bet on Europe with Krakow hub
Uber Freight is making a multi-year investment in its European operations, including a new control tower and operations hub in Poland. The post Uber Freight makes ‘significant,…
Tavio pushes supply chain integration platform into freight
Tavio, formed from a 2025 merger of two HR tech integration companies, is expanding into supply chain with Uber Freight already on its customer list. The post Tavio pushes supply…
OXEA taps Uber Freight to manage North American, European logistics
OXEA taps Uber Freight to manage North American, European logistics
Chemical manufacturer OXEA selected Uber Freight to manage the company's transportation across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe. The post OXEA taps Uber Freight to manage North…
In supply chain cyberattacks, AI is being used to fight AI
Uber Freight, Ceva Logistics, and Fairlife experience cyberattacks, spotlighting AI's dual role as both risk and remedy in supply chains.
Uber Freight warns tight capacity could fuel Q4 freight rate surge
Uber Freight says truckload conditions are stabilizing, but constrained capacity and week-to-week freight sourcing could leave shippers exposed to another sharp rate increase…
Uber Freight: High Fuel Costs Squeeze Small Truckload Carriers
Uber Freight recommends shippers lock in baseline capacity, build a surge playbook, and evaluate alternatives now before the heart of peak.
Uber Freight: US-Mexico capacity crunch could ‘get worse before it gets better’
Uber Freight says tougher B-1 visa conditions and strong cross-border demand are tightening northbound trucking capacity from Mexico to the U.S. The post Uber Freight: US-Mexico…
Uber Freight confirms cyber incident after hackers claim nearly 1 million files
The company tells FreightWaves it contained the intrusion and engaged federal law enforcement. It has not confirmed whether the hackers’ purported files are authentic or disclosed…
Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach
An extortion gang known for targeting transportation companies and private equity firms has taken credit for a breach at Uber Freight.
Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in
Helix claims nearly a million files, while the logistics biz says operations never hit the brakes
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/uber-freight.md
- RSS feed: /companies/uber-freight/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c803bd1c-7a80-4e95-9680-b794e1ffdb13
- Revision history: /companies/uber-freight/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Uber Freight against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 13, 2026