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Brian McClendon joins Clearpath advisory board

Former vice president of Google’s and Uber’s Mapping divisions, Brian McClendon, has joined the Clearpath advisory board. Mr. McClendon will provide insight and expertise on mapping technologies to the company’s OTTO Motors industrial division and Clearpath Robotics research solutions division, said the company in a statement.

Mr. McClendon joins advisory board member and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who currently advises on electric vehicle technologies.

[Image courtesy: Clearpath]

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