Sources: as Bob Mansfield retires, Apple puts AI chief John Giannandrea in charge of self-driving car project Titan; Doug Field runs the project day to day
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Discussion
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@jwangark
James Wang
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Why is Apple working on self driving cars? Apple cannot match Tesla in manufacturing or Google in AI. This is a dead end. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@parkerortolani
Parker Ortolani
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Honestly amazed that this project is still in the works. I want to be optimistic about it and self-driving cars in general but it all feels like it's parading towards a dead end. https://twitter.com/...
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@mhbergen
Mark Bergen
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AV to JG because IDK? https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@jyarow
Jay Yarow
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The person in charge of Siri is now in charge of making self driving cars for Apple. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@caseynewton
Casey Newton
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(panicked) “Siri, apply the brakes!!” “Here are some results on the web I found about ‘brakes’.” https://twitter.com/...
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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New story: Apple has shifted the leadership of its self-driving car team to AI/Siri chief John Giannandrea as former executive Bob Mansfield retires (for good). Doug Field, former Tesla exec, still runs the project, reporting to up to Giannandrea. https://www.bloomberg.com/...