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Aurora Innovation Inc on Monday appointed Ossa Fisher as its president.
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Allowing her to focus on expanding operations for the self-driving technology firm in advance of the commercial launch of its technology in 2024.
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Fisher is scheduled to start her new job in February. She will join Aurora from the education tech company Istation where she has been a chief operating officer since 2019.
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The month before, Aurora and Uber Technologies Inc announced that they would expand their driverless pilot program in Texas to cater to the growing demand for delivery during the Christmas season.
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Fisher joined the company when investors were anxious about the timing of autonomous vehicles since it's been overrun by regulatory scrutiny and the slow commercial deployment of the tech.
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Aurora's stock, which fell nearly 90 per cent of its value in the last year, fell around 2% during extended trading.