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Former Google chief joins transportation company to lead the engineering team
Singhal had been at Google for 15 years before he retired in 2016 to spend more time doing philanthropic work.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick with its new SVP of Engineering, Amit Singhal
In the role, the engineer who spent 15 years at Google leading its search teams will be directly advising Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Anthony Levandowski, the head of Uber's self-driving divisions.
Singhal had been at Google for 15 years before he seemingly retired in February 2016 to spend more time doing philanthropic work.
He set up an education foundation in India in the last year, but realized in the process just how hard transportation is to solve. He had to create a special bus route to make sure kids got to school.
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That lead to discussions with Kalanick, and Uber's engineering problems proved too enticing for Singhal to remain in retirement and away from tech companies:
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"I love Amit’s excitement for solving complex computer science problems and his passion for helping improve people’s lives through technology," Kalanick said in a statement.
"The team at Uber, myself included, will learn a lot from him, and I can't wait for him to get started."
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