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Tesla has miss a top executive to Waymo in the lead - up to the EV maker ’s robotaxi unveiling on Thursday .
Daniel Ho , Tesla ’s former head of vehicle programs and young Cartesian product integration , last calendar week announced his fresh role as programs director at Waymo .
Ho , who antecedently reported directly to Tesla CEO Elon Musk , oversaw the development and incline up of the Model Y and Cybertruck , set in motion new factories in Berlin and Texas , and grow production volume “ from 0.5 M to 1.85 M cars per year ” while setting the groundwork on the robotaxi , according to hisLinkedIn .
Ho join Waymo as the autonomous vehicle companyadds the Hyundai Ioniq 5to its robotaxi lineup and set to scale itspurpose - build Zeekr robotaxis .
Daniel Zhang , one of Tesla ’s top vehicle program director who worked under Ho , also exit Tesla of late , per aLinkedIn mail .
