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DoJ charges former Apple engineer with stealing autonomous car secrets

Ryan Daws — Wed, 17 May 2023 14:27:30 +0000

A former Apple engineer has been charged by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for stealing trade secrets relating to autonomous cars. The indictment was unsealed by a federal court in California, revealing the case as part of a broader crackdown on efforts by hostile nation-states to illicitly acquire sensitive US technology for their own... Read more »

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Ex-Apple engineer pleads guilty to stealing autonomous car secrets

Ryan Daws — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:24:39 +0000

A former Apple engineer has pled guilty to stealing hardware and schematics for the company’s autonomous car project. Xiaolang Zhang was arrested at San Jose International Airport back in 2018 while attempting to catch a last-minute flight to China. Zhang was accused of stealing circuit boards and a Linux server from Apple’s secret development labs.... Read more »

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Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture Motional unveils its first Lyft robotaxi

Ryan Daws — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:48:53 +0000

Motional, a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, has unveiled its first robotaxi that will be available via Lyft’s app. The all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi is based on the same vehicle that launched worldwide earlier this year. As a Level 4 autonomous vehicle, it can safely operate without a driver. Woongjun Jang, Head of the... Read more »

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Ex-Google engineer sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing autonomous car secrets

Ryan Daws — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:43:45 +0000

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing autonomous car secrets. Levandowski was employed by Google’s self-driving car division Waymo when he transferred over 14,000 secret files to his laptop before leaving the company. The stolen files were taken to Uber, where Levandowski led the firm’s own robotaxi... Read more »

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