second apple employee accused of stealing apple car details

The United States FBI this week accused Chinese citizen working for Apple of attempting to steal trade secrets that are related to the company's vehicle program, reports..   Apple launched investigation into the employee, Jizhong Chen, when another employee spotted him taking photographs in sensitive work space..   Apple Global Security employees searched his computer and found thousands of Apple files, including manuals, schematics, photographs, and diagrams...   Chen had applied for position with China-based vehicle company that is Apple competitor.   Apple takes confidentiality and the protection of our IP very seriously, ment Tuesday..   Interestingly, at least one of Chen took depicted assembly drawing of Apple-designed wiring harness for vehicle, suggesting Apple's work does indeed go beyond simple autonomous software..   Apple's car plans have been up in the air for the last few years has been put under new leadership, and many employees have been laid off or moved to other areas of the company..   There has been some question and the recent rumors indicate car is in the works with launch planned for 2023 to 2025..   This is not the time employee has been caught trying to steal secrets from Apple's team.   Back July, FBI charged former Apple Xiaolang Zhang with theft of trade secrets for stealing hardware and software that included prototypes and detailed prototype requirements...   Read more