December 8, 2020 09:25 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22163939/apple-self-driving-car-john-giannandrea-ai-siri
Apple reportedly hands over its self-driving car project to executive who oversees Siri
“Siri, drive my car...”
Apple is shuffling its leadership that oversees its secretive self-driving car project, according to Bloomberg. The team’s engineers will now report to John Giannandrea, the company’s head of artificial intelligence, who also oversees voice-based digital assistant Siri.
Giannandrea, Google’s former head of search and artificial intelligence, joined Apple in 2018. His hire was seen as a huge get for Apple, which has struggled for years to make progress in fast-moving and increasingly important AI fields like computer vision and natural language processing. Giannandrea reports directly to CEO Tim Cook as the leader of machine learning and AI strategy.
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22163939/apple-self-driving-car-john-giannandrea-ai-siri
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