Former Tesla Engineer Admits To Uploading Autopilot Code To The Cloud - Doesn't Know How Chinese Got It

Tesla is currently suing a former Autopilot engineer who they claim stole the source code of the autonomous driving system for a Chinese competitor, Xpeng.

Now the former employee has admitted to uploading the Autopilot source code to his iCloud at a suspicious time in his move to Xpeng, but he denies misconduct.

We published a report last year about how Xpeng, also known as Xiaopeng Motors, was building a vehicle heavily inspired by Tesla to the point that some were calling it a “Tesla clone.”

skytop - 7/11/2019 1:16:32 PM

+1 Boost

Tesla motto: "Doh!"

PUGPROUD - 7/11/2019 2:48:22 PM

+2 Boost

Does anyone really believe autonomous driven cars will not be hacked? Of course they will.

dlin - 7/11/2019 8:56:30 PM

+3 Boost

Such a BS from that Tesla engineer

MDarringer - 7/12/2019 8:54:30 AM

+1 Boost

Nah. China will just make something with better quality.

Moo1 - 7/12/2019 8:27:29 AM

+4 Boost

IDK, maybe because you handed it to them with a wink wink....