Apple Car engineer leaves company for electric aviation startupWhat you need to know
Another former Tesla engineer has left Apple.
Michael Schwekutsch has left the company for Archer, a new electric aviation startup.
The revolving door of the Apple Car project keeps revolving.
Another Apple Car engineer has decided to leave the company for a startup.
As reported by CNBC, Michael Schwekutsch, a director of engineering on the Apple Car project, has left the company. According to the report, the executive has joined Archer, an electric air taxi start-up, as its senior Vice President of Engineering.
Archer is working on electric-powered air taxis that take off and land vertically. Like competitors Lilium and Joby Aviation, Archer aims to transport passengers on short trips, avoiding traffic on the ground and the noise and emissions generated by traditional fuel-burning aircraft and cars.
It's already developed a model known as the Maker that can carry one passenger and a pilot, and is working on a four-passenger model. The company aim...
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Apple Car engineer leaves company for electric aviation startup
