Tesla hires veteran from AMD, Apple to make self-driving tech
This doesn’t mean that Keller will be designing custom silicon for Tesla. The company isn’t saying much about what he’ll do beyond wield his “low-power design expertise.” However, someone like him is particularly well-suited here. Autonomous car technology requires a lot of computing power in a tight space, and there are a lot of unsolved problems (say, handling unexpected human behavior) where hardware could play a role. Keller may be the key to turning Autopilot from a limited-use option to a standard, broadly relevant feature.
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