GM Software & Services Engineering Head Departs Following Restructuring
DETROIT – Dave Richardson, senior vice president of software and services engineering at General Motors, is leaving the company, GM announced Friday. The departure comes just a week after Richardson appeared alongside CEO mary Barra at a New York event showcasing GM’s advancements in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence.
Richardson joined GM in September 2023 and assumed his current role in June 2024. GM stated the move is a result of organizational restructuring and does not signal a shift in the company’s overall technology strategy.
“We’re changing the structure of the Software and Services Engineering team to accelerate how we develop and deliver technology experiences to our customers and the company,” GM said in a statement.”as part of this change,we are bringing together vehicle software engineering and Global Product under one association,lead by Sterling Anderson. David Richardson has elected to step down from his role at GM, and we thank him for his contributions.”
Anderson was appointed chief product officer in June, bringing experience from tesla, were he led the Model X and Autopilot programs, and Aurora, a self-driving commercial vehicle company.
Both Anderson and Richardson were based at GM’s Mountain View Technical Center in California, opened in May 2024 as part of an effort to attract tech talent and modernize the automaker’s image.
Prior to GM, Richardson spent 12 years at Apple, leading engineering teams for services including iCloud, FaceTime, and Siri.
