U.S. charges ex-Apple engineer with stealing self-driving car secrets for China
A search of his home turned up 'large quantities' of data from AppleWASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has charged a former Apple Inc engineer with attempting to steal the firm's technology related to autonomous systems, including self-driving. The case was among five announced on Tuesday aimed at countering alleged efforts to illicitly acquire American technology by nations including Russia, Iran and China.
The former Apple engineer, identified as 35-year-old Weibao Wang, formerly resided in Mountain View, California, and was hired by Apple in 2016, according to an April indictment unsealed on Tuesday.s before resigning from Apple, but waited about four months before informing Apple of his new job, according to the indictment.
Four arrests were made in connection with the five cases, which were brought in New York, California and Arizona. The charges include export violations, smuggling and trade secrets.
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