Uber Exec Ron Leaves an Autonomous-Vehicle Unit in Turmoil

Lior Ron, a central figure in Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving-truck project, left the company, said people familiar with the matter.

The departure comes less than two weeks after an Uber autonomous SUV hit and killed a pedestrian. Matt Wing, a spokesman for Uber, said Ron’s move is unrelated to the fatal collision on March 18 in Tempe, Arizona.