New venture: Singhal announced on his personal blog that he will join Uber after 15 years at Alphabet Inc
SAN FRANCISCO: Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc has hired the man behind Google search to work closely with chief executive Travis Kalanick and help grow the company's self-driving car programme.
Amit Singhal announced on his personal blog on Friday that he will join Uber after 15 years at Alphabet Inc, where he led Google's search division. Singhal will take the post of senior vice president of engineering, an Uber spokesman said, a role which oversees the company's marketplace and mapping efforts – the core of Uber's business. He will also act as an adviser to both Kalanick and Anthony Levandowski, who heads Uber's self-driving program.
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