{"slug": "uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran", "title": "Uber Freight elevates AI ambitions with hiring of logistics technology veteran", "summary": "Uber Freight has appointed longtime logistics technology executive Amir Pelleg as its new chief product officer, signaling the company's continued investment in AI-driven transportation management. Pelleg, who previously held executive roles at Amazon, Convoy and Dandy, said AI can help connect fragmented supply chain data into a single proactive network view. The hire underscores the industry's accelerating shift toward AI-enabled platforms that improve visibility and automate decisions for shippers.", "body_md": "[Uber Freight](https://www.uberfreight.com/en-US) has appointed longtime logistics technology executive Amir Pelleg as its new chief product officer, as the company continues expanding its artificial intelligence-driven transportation management platform.\n\nPelleg joins Uber Freight after more than 25 years leading product, engineering and operations teams, including executive roles at Amazon, Convoy and Dandy.\n\nUber Freight officials said his appointment reflects the company’s investment in technology designed to help customers make faster decisions, reduce supply chain complexity and build more resilient transportation networks.\n\nPelleg said today’s supply chains are more complex than ever, but advances in AI are creating new opportunities for logistics providers to improve operational confidence, speed and resilience.\n\n“Transportation and logistics have been at the center of my career for more than a decade, and I’ve never been more excited about where this industry is headed,” Pelleg said in a [blog post](https://www.uberfreight.com/en-US/blog/the-future-of-logistics-five-questions-with-uber-freights-new-chief-product-officer-amir-pelleg) on Tuesday.\n\nHe added that Uber Freight’s combination of transportation management, brokerage capabilities, engineering talent and operational expertise positions the company to help customers manage freight networks more proactively.\n\nSan Francisco-based Uber Technologies (NYSE: [UBER](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/UBER/)) operates three platforms: Uber (ride-hailing), Uber Freight (logistics), and Uber Eats (food and goods delivery).\n\nPelleg said one principle has consistently guided his approach to building products: begin with customer problems rather than new technology.\n\n“The best products come from understanding how people actually work, where they’re losing time and what’s creating unnecessary complexity,” he said.\n\nAccording to Pelleg, fragmentation remains one of the biggest obstacles facing modern supply chains. Data often resides in disconnected systems and organizational silos, making it difficult for companies to gain a complete operational picture.\n\nHe said AI can play a critical role by connecting fragmented information, generating actionable insights and enabling faster, more confident decision-making.\n\n“The opportunity isn’t simply more technology but in the ability to turn fragmented data into a single, proactive network view,” Pelleg said.\n\n**Why it matters:** Uber Freight’s decision to hire an experienced logistics technology executive reinforces the industry’s accelerating shift toward AI-enabled transportation management platforms that help shippers improve visibility, automate decisions and strengthen increasingly complex freight networks.\n\nBrokerage Compliance Symposium\n\nThe day before F3. Every compliance issue you face - fraud exposure, carrier liability, FMCSA rules, cargo theft, insurance gaps - navigated by attorneys and operators defining best practices in a changing industry.\n\n[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/broker-compliance-symposium?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=broker-compliance-symposium)\n\nF3 Awards Dinner\n\nThe night before F3. FreightTech100 companies honored. FreightTech 25 and Shipper of Choice winners revealed live. Cocktail reception into dinner and live music - 300 industry leaders in one purpose-built room.\n\n[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/f3-awards-dinner?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=f3-awards-dinner)\n\nF3: Future of Freight Festival\n\nIndustry-defining keynotes, rapid-fire technology demos, and industry leaders networking in experiences across Chattanooga - plus the inaugural F3 Awards Dinner featuring the FreightTech and Shipper of Choice reveals.\n\n[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026)\n\nThe day before F3. Every compliance issue you face - fraud exposure, carrier liability, FMCSA rules, cargo theft, insurance gaps - navigated by attorneys and operators defining best practices in a changing industry.\n\nThe Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/broker-compliance-symposium?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=broker-compliance-symposium)\n\nThe night before F3. FreightTech100 companies honored. FreightTech 25 and Shipper of Choice winners revealed live. Cocktail reception into dinner and live music - 300 industry leaders in one purpose-built room.\n\nThe Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/f3-awards-dinner?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=f3-awards-dinner)\n\nIndustry-defining keynotes, rapid-fire technology demos, and industry leaders networking in experiences across Chattanooga - plus the inaugural F3 Awards Dinner featuring the FreightTech and Shipper of Choice reveals.\n\nThe Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran", "canonical_source": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran", "published_at": "2026-07-28 14:24:27+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-28 14:55:02.226195+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Uber Freight", "Amir Pelleg", "Amazon", "Convoy", "Dandy", "Uber Technologies"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uber-freight-elevates-ai-ambitions-with-hiring-of-logistics-technology-veteran.jsonld"}}