Apple has hired a former senior engineer Tesla Hal Occurs that the electric car manufacturer worked in the hardware Department. It is reported by MacRumors, citing the expert profile on LinkedIn.
It is known that a preliminary stage on the way to Autonomous vehicles is considered to be the widespread introduction of so-called driver assistance systems. They will undertake routine management tasks, following the chosen lane and traffic lights, Parking, avoiding accidents and pedestrian accidents. Hal Occurs specializes in advanced driver assistance systems that include cameras, radar, LiDAR modules and engine management system.
At the moment, at least seven of the specialists responsible for technology projects autopilot, went to work at Apple. Thus, the company from Cupertino has hired engineers from Volkswagen, division of Nvidia, responsible for road recognition system objects, as well as the top Manager of the Alliance of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and several scientists from various research institutes.
Earlier, the head of Tesla Elon Musk said that Apple offered its employees a salary 60% more and a bonus of $ 250,000 for signing the employment agreement. Also rumors that the electronics manufacturer trying to poach engineers from battery manufacturer A123 Systems, Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Toshiba.
Rumors about Apple’s plans to create the new car appeared in early 2015. It is expected that the company expects to release its first car by 2020. However, the representatives of the brand has never officially confirmed that Apple is working on a similar project.
