GM taps Aurora co-founder for new chief product officer role

General Motors turned into a veteran of the autonomous vehicle industry, all the products of a new business, which will affect almost every department in each of the car manufacturers, the veteran of the autonomous vehicle industry. The new VP, a global product and head product officer, will cover the whole life of the GM portfolio and includes hardware, software, services and user experience.

Anderson, who will report to GM President Mark Reuss, begins in a new position on June 2. It will be located in the Mount View Tech Center of the company in California.

Anderson made headlines after announcing it last week Aurora resignation, The autonomous vehicle company established with the other two pioneers in the AV sector. The resignation of the Aurora board came in a week after the company launched Trade self-management machine service In Texas.

Anderson said that he did not leave Aurora, but the GM leadership, including Kreep and CEO Mary Barra, so much that “the potential we can do there.”

“The volume of things we will do in GM is widespread,” he said in the last interview. “This is the better of the life of millions of people, including the fact that in vehicles, including only magical practices, the ability to influence the safety and effectiveness of our ways.”

Anderson’s role covers every bark and cranny cover in GM to modernize and electrify the portfolio of vehicles under BARRA. Vehicle and production engineering, battery and software and services will be led by management groups. This means that Kurt Kelty, who led the battery, landslide and sustainability, will also give Anderson to the Anderson by greeting Tesla.

The automatic manufacturer will inform Anderson, the heads of global production and product engineering, software and services, vehicles, security and integration.

“We expect more of our customers than our vehicles than before,” said mercy. “Program and apparatus are the right leader between shorter development periods and a focus that occurred with internet engineering and the new role of GM and continue in the future.”

Anderson said the company would not leave Aurora, where the head product officer was not familiar with the service phase of a large number of hundreds of protesters.

Anderson did not say what was on the starting list in GM, he said he was aimed at understanding its culture and products.

Anderson said he was very interesting to better understanding that he was “a very long list.” However, GM should not expect excessive departures from shareholders, customers and employees, the company’s current way.

He noted that the circles of interest are all over the Vision Barra, which is needed for fast iteration and software, which provides customer service and updates to customers service and transportation.

Anderson, Head of Tesla’s Aurolot program, in 2017, GRIS Urmson, the General Director General of Azerbaijan, Google, the former head of his driving project, Uber’s Autonomy and Perception Group Bagnell. Trio’s style, Aurora gave noise immediately, Sequoia Capital, Amazon and T. Rowe made a partnership as a partnership, helping to attract high-profile investors like Associates.

Anderson maintains a master’s degree in robotics and philosophy in the Institute of Technology.