Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, third from left, poses with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, center, and other executives at the Samsung Semiconductor U.S. R&D Labs in Silicon Valley, U.S., Thursday. From left are Tesla Vice President Karn Budhiraj, Tesla CTO Andrew Baglino, Lee, Musk, Samsung Electronics DS Division President Kyung Kye-Hyun, Samsung Electronics Foundry Business President Choi Si-young and Samsung Electronics DSA Vice President Han Jin-man. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Kim Hyun-binSamsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk at Samsung Semiconductor U.S. R&D Labs in Silicon Valley, Thursday to discuss cooperation in the future advanced industrial field including autonomous driving semiconductor production, the company said Sunday. Samsung and Tesla are actively promoting exchanges for the development of next-generation IT technology, including joint development of semiconductors for fully autonomous vehicles. The chairman met with CEOs of global pharmaceutical and bio-venture incubation companies including Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato, BMS CEO Giovanni Caforio and Flagship Pioneering CEO Noubar Afeyan.

Source: The Times May 14, 2023 06:54 UTC