Tesla’s Head of Autopilot Departs as Musk Hires Apple Engineer

Tesla Motors Inc.’s head of Autopilot, the driver-assist system packaged with its Model S and Model X electric cars, has left the company as a top engineer from Apple Inc. joins as chief of software. Sterling Anderson, director of Autopilot programs since November 2015, departed Palo Alto, California-based Tesla in December, his LinkedIn page shows.

California Welcomes NVIDIA Corporation to the Self-Driving Big Leagues

The California Department of Motor Vehicles granted NVIDIA an autonomous vehicle testing permit, which means the company can now take its self-driving vehicle off of private roads and onto public ones. NVIDIA will now be counted alongside big-name automakers, including Tesla Motors , Mercedes-Benz, and BMW , technology giants Baidu and Alphabet , and components makers like Bosch and Delphi Automotive who are allowed to test autonomous vehicles in the state.

California Welcomes NVIDIA Corporation to the Self-Driving Big Leagues

The California Department of Motor Vehicles granted NVIDIA an autonomous vehicle testing permit, which means the company can now take its self-driving vehicle off of private roads and onto public ones. NVIDIA will now be counted alongside big-name automakers, including Tesla Motors , Mercedes-Benz, and BMW , technology giants Baidu and Alphabet , and components makers like Bosch and Delphi Automotive who are allowed to test autonomous vehicles in the state.