Last week, authorities apprehended a suspect that was believed to have stolen confidential data pertaining to Apple’s autonomous cars. It was reported that the former employee supposedly admitted the crimes when taken into custody, but has since pleaded ‘not guilty’ during Monday’s trial. Ex-Apple employee Xiaolang Zhang was formally charged …
Read More »Former Apple employee caught stealing self-driving vehicle trade secrets
Throughout the past couple of years, Apple has focused its efforts on the rising technology of autonomous ‘self-driving’ cars. A former Apple engineer has since been arrested by the FBI for allegedly committing corporate espionage that could have seen trade secrets fall into the hands of Chinese car startup, Xiaopeng …
Read More »Tesla may be responsible for first autonomous car death
Authorities in the U.S. have begun investigating the death of a man after he collided with a lorry in his Tesla Model S while it was using the autopilot mode. Although the legal liability may not lie with Tesla, this marks the first time that a person has died while …
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