Ex-Apple worker pleads innocent to taking self-driving vehicle trade tricks

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Xiaolang Zhang is implicated of downloading exclusive files from Apple.


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The previous member of Apple’s self-driving vehicle group charged with taking trade tricks has actually pleaded innocent in federal court

Xiaolang Zhang entered his plea in San Jose, California, Bloomberg reports.

He was apprehended on July 7 as he attempted to fly to China and implicated of downloading exclusive files from Apple prior to going to work for Xiaopeng Motors, likewise calledXmotors

He confessed to downloading the files to the FBI, according to district attorneys, who informed the judge that he deals with a single count of trade-secret theft and might be struck with a 10- year jail sentence and a $250,000 fine if founded guilty.

Zhang is attempting make bail of $300,000 with home, his attorney stated.

Xmotors has actually stated that it discovered no sign Zhang ever interacted any delicate info from Apple to them, according to Bloomberg.

Apple didn’t right away react to an ask for remark.