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New Delhi: Apple has lost several senior executives from its self-driving car team in recent months, a sign of attrition within the division involved in what could become a major future product. The iPhone maker has hundreds of engineers working on the underlying technology for self-driving cars as well as groups of employees working on an actual vehicle, Bloomberg News reported. The division’s leadership is Doug Field, a former senior automotive engineer for Tesla Inc., along with a management team of less than a dozen executives. At least three members of that Apple automotive leadership team have left this year.
In recent days, Dave Scott, who led teams working on car-related robotics, has moved on to become the CEO of Hyperfine, a healthcare company developing next-generation MRI systems. Prior to Scott’s departure, Jaime Waydo, who led the self-driving car safety and regulatory teams, left to become chief technology officer at Cavnue, a startup focused on self-driving car safety on public roads.
In February, Benjamin Lyon, who helped create Apple’s original automotive team several years ago and played a key role in developing the future project, left to become chief engineer at Astra, a company developing technology to send satellites into space.
Despite recent departures, Apple has added notable names to the automotive team in recent years, including former senior Tesla executives in charge of drive systems and manufacturing engineering, interiors and exteriors of the cars. cars and autonomous driving software. The team also includes other veterans and leaders of the automotive industry who have developed key Apple products.
Investors and customers alike are clamoring for new categories of devices as speculation grows about an Apple car in the tech and automotive industries. In addition to autonomous vehicle technology, Apple is working on augmented and virtual reality headsets, and the first product in this category should be released as early as next year.
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As the tech giant prepares for a foray into the auto market, it could adopt a similar strategy – working with a lesser-known subcontractor – after talks with some branded automakers halt.
