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Exclusive: Apple hires former Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Chris Porritt for ‘special [car] project’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has an affectionate nickname for Apple: The ‘Tesla Graveyard‘. “They have hired people we’ve fired,” Musk…
Op-Ed: Putting Apple’s electric car project into perspective
At this point the fact that Apple is working on an electric vehicle is all but confirmed. Recent reports show that…
Apple Car on track for 2026 release, under $100K price, custom chip, and no full self-driving at launch
Over the last couple of years, we’ve heard different estimates of when Apple Car might finally make it to market…
Apple Car task forces established after company visits Korean suppliers
A new supply chain report says that some Korean suppliers have created Apple Car task forces following visits by the…
Report: Apple Car battery talks with Chinese suppliers on pause, shift to Panasonic
This past summer we learned that Apple was in talks with China’s CATL and BYD to supply battery packs for…
An ‘Apple Car’ EV? What we know and how we got here
Apple has gifted the world with a library of devices that have since become household names, many of which we…
Apple has fully autonomous vehicles on closed routes, but is rebooting its Car project again
Apple’s car plans appear to have hit yet another snag. Tonight the NYTimes is reporting that Apple is again rebooting…
Apple hires Lamborghini R&D veteran for Apple Car team
Apple is pushing ahead with its efforts to expand the team working on Apple Car. A new report from Bloomberg…
Apple now believes it can ship self-driving EV as soon as 2025, Bloomberg reports
Apple is currently determined to ship an electric car that can drive its passengers around within the next four years,…
Tim Cook says it’ll be ‘Christmas Eve for a while’ when asked about Apple Car
Tim Cook and company lead Apple’s annual shareholders meeting of 2016 this morning, and as usual there were some interesting…
Samsung just bought a rumored Apple Car partner’s battery unit
Samsung has acquired the battery pack business of leading automotive parts supplier Magna International. The move, according to a statement from…
Elon Musk hopes Apple will enter car market, says Tesla is poaching 5x as many employees as Apple
Speculation regarding Apple’s plans to build an electric car has been at an all-time over recent months. Earlier this year,…
Apple’s electric car initiative hits a speed bump as project leader leaves the company
According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the Apple veteran employee who has been overseeing the company’s…
Tony Fadell discussed what an Apple car would look like with Steve Jobs back in 2008
Tony Fadell, often called the “father of the iPod” and now CEO of Alphabet’s Nest, is on Bloomberg TV today…
Former Mercedes R&D chief leaves Apple after just a year to join Volkswagen
After just over a year at Apple, former Mercedes R&D chief Johann Jungwirth left the company earlier this month to…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it’s an “open secret” that Apple is developing an electric car, says it should be a “compelling” product
During an interview at Tesla’s design studio in Los Angeles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on Apple’s rumored electric vehicle…
Documents and DMV discussions indicate that Apple Car is close to leaving lab, Project Titan gets a manager
The Guardian is reporting that Apple legal representatives met with California’s department of motor vehicles to discuss regulations about self-driving cars. On record, the…
Pedal to the metal: Apple reportedly accelerates electric car project timeline to 2019, triples development team size
Apple has reportedly hit the gas on its plans to launch an electric car codenamed Project Titan and added another 1,200 employees…
Ferrari chairman believes Apple will build a car, calls Elon Musk ‘great marketer’ after Tesla dig
Speaking today on CNBC, Ferrari chairman and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke affirmatively when asked if he believes Apple will make…
Report: Former hardware exec Bob Mansfield now leading Apple’s electric vehicle project
Apple’s electric vehicle project may be gaining steam thanks to a recent change in staff at the top. According to a…
Apple granted permit to test self-driving cars in California
Apple’s car project has gone quiet over the last few months after frequent reports detailed the company’s efforts to develop…
CEO confirms NIO is developing its own phones, names Apple as a potential rival
Although NIO CEO William Li recently admitted the company is only in the research phase, he has confirmed the Chinese…
Apple loses ‘global head of battery developments’ to Volkswagen over EV ambitions
Nearly three years ago, Apple made news when it poached a prominent Samsung executive in charge of next-generation battery development….