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Waabi Appoints Lior Ron as Chief Operating Officer

Aug 12, 2025

Position

Chief Operating Officer

Company

Waabi

Lior Ron
lron@waabi.ai
TorontoArtificial IntelligenceTransportationAutomotiveMachine Learning

Description

Lior Ron, co-founder and former CEO of Uber Freight, will serve as Chief Operating Officer at Waabi. His focus will be on shaping the company's go-to-market strategy for its AI-powered self-driving trucks.

Quick answer

Waabi Appoints Lior Ron as Chief Operating Officer (August 12, 2025). Waabi is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Who is the new Chief Operating Officer at Waabi?
Waabi named Lior Ron Chief Operating Officer, announced August 12, 2025.
What did Waabi announce on August 12, 2025?
Lior Ron, co-founder and former CEO of Uber Freight, will serve as Chief Operating Officer at Waabi. His focus will be on shaping the company's go-to-market strategy for its AI-powered self-driving trucks.
What does Waabi do?
Waabi, founded by AI pioneer and visionary Raquel Urtasun, is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology.
Where is Waabi based?
Waabi is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
Siemens (September 24, 2025), Broadvoice | GoContact (August 12, 2025), Global Fintech Medius (August 12, 2025) and Group 1 Automotive (August 11, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Waabi.

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Company Information

Company

Waabi

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Waabi, founded by AI pioneer and visionary Raquel Urtasun, is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. With a world class team and an innovative approach that unleashes the power of AI to “drive” safely in the real world, Waabi is bringing the promise of self-driving closer to commercialization than ever before. Waabi is backed by best-in-class investors across the technology, logistics and the Canadian innovation ecosystem, including Khosla Ventures, Uber, 8VC, Radical Ventures, OMERS Ventures and BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund.

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