Tech companies venturing into electric vehicles: Sony, Apple, and more
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Ex-Apple, Tesla exec wants to bring subscription services to Ford’s electric vehicles
Like most automakers, Ford aims to introduce subscription services as the industry moves to a new digital, electric era. Ford’s…
Tesla hired Apple’s OS security expert as connected cars are increasingly becoming a hacking risk
Tesla news not directly related to the Model 3 is hard to come by these days, but Electrek learned that…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes on two different shows to say he will cut back on media
Media organisations will be disappointed to learn that Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans on cutting back on media appearances. In the…
Elon Musk reveals he looked to sell Tesla to Apple for a fraction of its current value
Elon Musk has confirmed rumors that he tried to sell Tesla to Apple not so long ago, but Apple CEO…
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…
Tesla looks exactly like Apple pre-iPhone era, says venture capitalist
After billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen made the case that Tesla is to automakers what Apple was to Nokia circa 2007, now…
Tesla’s VP of Product Technology leaves for Facebook
Rich Heley was one of Tesla’s biggest hire and quickly rose in the executive ranks of the automaker. We broke…
Tesla hires former Burberry exec and Apple digital retail expert as ‘Global Creative Director’
Tesla recently made a key hire in digital retail and user experience. Electrek has learned that the automaker hired Chester Chipperfield, former…
Tesla snags Apple’s Reliability Director to scale up production with iPhone-like dependability
With some high profile exceptions, it is generally accepted that Apple ships some of the most reliable high-tech products out…
Elon Musk hires Apple’s alloy expert to lead materials engineering at both Tesla and SpaceX
Elon Musk, CEO of both electric automaker Tesla and rocket manufacturer SpaceX, splits his time between his two companies, which…
Report: Apple’s negotiations with Daimler & BMW for ‘Titan’ car project fall apart
It’s been long rumored that Apple has been in negotiations with BMW and Daimler for its electric car project, with Apple perhaps…
Elon Musk wanted to be Apple CEO, but Tim Cook dropped an F bomb on that idea [U: Musk denies]
Update: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is denying that this interaction ever took place. He wrote on Twitter today that he…
Tesla hires yet another chip architecture titan out of Apple’s PA Semi, feeding the rumor that it plans to design its own silicon
If there’s indeed a poaching chess game going on between Tesla and Apple, it would appear the automaker is winning in…
Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to help with R2, R3 EV platform rollout
Rivian (RIVN) is adding an industry vet to its team with the launch of its next-gen electric models coming up….