The leader in autonomous vehicle technology, who will report to GM President Mark Reuss when he joins GM on June 2, will also be chief product officer and oversee product lifecycle for both gas and electric vehicles. He will be based at the Detroit automaker's Mountain View Tech Center in California.

GM has hired Sterling Anderson, a former Tesla executive and cofounder of autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation, as its chief product officer. In the newly created position, Anderson will oversee the "end-to-end product lifecycle for both gas- and electric-powered vehicles.