Waymo Hires Ex-Tesla Engineer to Lead Self-Driving Hardware
- Jeyanchandran was Tesla’s director of hardware engineering
- High-profile hire is latest in Silicon Valley talent war
Race To Build Self-Driving Cars Accelerates
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Waymo has hired Satish Jeyachandran, Tesla Inc.’s former director of hardware engineering, as the mobility division created by Google parent Alphabet Inc. moves closer to commercializing its self-driving vehicle technology.
Jeyachandran, 38, spent nearly seven years at Tesla before leaving earlier this year. He will lead Waymo’s hardware team, overseeing the development and integration of cameras, radar, lidar, and computer vision, while working closely with the company’s software team.