Vice President of Technology involved in the development of Apple Watch joins Apple's self-driving car project
Kevin Lynch, current vice president of technology at Apple and former CTO of Adobe, has led the development of Apple Watch and health-related applications.
Report: Apple Watch and Health exec Kevin Lynch joining the Apple Car team --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/16/apple-car-kevin-lynch-report/
Lynch, Apple's vice president of technology, came from Adobe to Apple in March 2013, was involved in the development of the Apple Watch, and was also the person who explained the features and app details at the event where the first Apple Watch was announced. There is.
Lynch is also working on the development of healthcare apps through Apple Watch, and in 2021 in an interview with overseas media TechCrunch, he collected user data not only on iPhone and Apple Watch but also on AirPods and made it a health management app. He revealed that he was exploring the possibility of using it.
Apple shows the possibility of managing health with AirPods in addition to iPhone and Apple Watch --GIGAZINE
It is reported that Mr. Lynch has decided to participate in Apple's project Titan. According to media reports, Lynch's position, 'Vice President of Technology,' will not change. However, it is not clear at the time of writing how Lynch's knowledge of developing Apple Watch and health-related apps will affect the development of self-driving cars.
With this move, Lynch will be withdrawn from the 'Healthcare-related decision-making team at Apple' led by COO Jeff Williams. The team will play a key role in Apple's healthcare strategy, including Dr. Sumburu Desai, who is in charge of care delivery and regulation, Myra Hagati, who is in charge of algorithms, and Eugene Kim, who is in charge of hardware for Apple Watch. It seems that the people who carry it belong to it.
Lynch will be replaced by Evan Doll, engineering director of healthcare-related apps. Mr. Dole will continue to report the progress of development to Mr. Lynch, but Mr. Lynch will be leaving the team that makes healthcare-related decisions, so 'I am directly involved in the company's healthcare strategy. There should be nothing to do, 'said the informant.
The Project Titan, in which Lynch will participate, will be led by John Giannandrea, Apple's Vice President of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
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