An Apple legend and ex-Tesla exec says he is ‘sad how little progress’ Autopilot has made (TSLA)

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• Chris Lattner, a former Apple developer, spent nearly six months leading Tesla‘s Autopilot software team in 2017. He left the company last June. 
• On Friday, Lattner criticized the software’s current state on Twitter.
• He said he was “sad” at the lack of progress he has perceived since he left the company.
• The Autopilot feature gives Tesla vehicles semi-autonomous capabilities in some situations.

Tesla’s Autopilot feature has become the subject of controversy again after a Model S that was possibly using the feature crashed into a fire truck on January 22. The feature gives Tesla vehicles semi-autonomous capabilities but is not meant to replace a human driver.

Now, Chris Lattner, the former Apple legend who spent nearly six months leading Tesla’s Autopilot software team in 2017, has expressed his disappointment at the software’s current state.

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