Former Apple Engineer Sentenced for Stealing Autonomous Car Secrets

Xiaolang Zhang receives a 120-day prison sentence and a fine for his role in leaking Project Titan trade secrets.

Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer, was sentenced to 120 days in prison and three years of supervised release for stealing trade secrets related to Apple's autonomous car project, Project Titan.
Zhang pleaded guilty to the charges in August 2022, after initially pleading not guilty when first charged by the FBI in 2018.
He was accused of planning to sell the stolen trade secrets to Chinese auto companies, including Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, also known as XPeng.
The stolen materials included a hard drive, semiconductor manuals, and engineering schematics of a circuit board.
Zhang's sentence also includes a fine of $146,984, and his prison term is set to begin on June 24, 2024.