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Title: Apple is said to recruit engineers for car development project Post by: HCK on February 15, 2015, 09:00:20 am Apple is said to recruit engineers for car development project
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Rumors that Apple is developing a car have been met with a world of skepticism, but two news reports Friday suggest there's something to the idea after all.</p><p> Several hundred Apple employees are working in secret to develop an electric vehicle, The Wall Street Journal reports (http://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-titan-car-project-to-challenge-tesla-1423868072). The project is code-named "Titan," and Apple's initial design resembles a minivan, the report says -- not exactly a sexy choice for the iPhone maker.</p><p> Earlier Friday, the Financial Times said experienced managers from Apple's iPhone division have been assigned to an automotive project (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/84906352-b3a5-11e4-9449-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ReshD05a) at a secret Silicon Valley location. Apple has hired away the head of Mercedes-Benz's Silicon Valley R&D lab, the FT says.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2884532/apple-is-said-to-recruit-engineers-for-car-development-project.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple is said to recruit engineers for car development project (http://www.macworld.com/article/2884532/apple-is-said-to-recruit-engineers-for-car-development-project.html#tk.rss_all) |