Uber hires top Ford electrical engineer

Sherif Marakby, director of electrification engineering for Ford, with the all-new Focus Electric at the 2011 International CES. (FORD)

April 07, 2016 05:00 AM

One of Ford Motor Co.’s top electrical engineers has left the automaker to help the ride-hailing company Uber pursue self-driving vehicles.

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