As the representative of the agency Bloomberg, usually on the development of the car manufacturers take up to 7 years. According to the newspaper, the requirement management Apple to start production of its own electric vehicle in such a short time speaks about the serious intention of the group to compete with General Motors and Tesla Motors.
For the development of the first electric vehicle in Apple Corporation was created a special department, which consists of 100
people.
Thus, most likely, the staff will be expanded in the future. The project is vice president of Apple, Steve Zadeski. According to preliminary data, the novelty will be called Titan. The car will be produced in the body minivan. According to the source, the car will be developed in a secret laboratory, which was established at the end of last year. "Apple is very interested in the creation of an electric car," - he said. It is noted that among the employees of the department, there are several well-known auto industry experts who were recruited by Apple. In addition, company representatives flew to Austria and held a meeting with the manufacturers of parts for cars. Among them are listed Magna International Inc.
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