Former Apple engineer takes plea deal for stealing self-driving trade secrets before working for XPeng
August 23, 2022
Former Apple engineer Xiaolang Zhang has pleaded guilty to trade secret theft after being accused of stealing information surrounding Apple’s self-driving technology. Zhang would go on to work for XPeng Motors in China, which has publicly stated it has zero involvement with Apple or Zhang’s case.
According to filings made with the Northern District Court of California Tuesday, Xiaolang Zhang…