Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project: Report
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project: Report

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Apple is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a car, the Financial Times reported citing several people familiar with the iPhone maker. Apple is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a car, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with the iPhone maker. Apple recently hired the head of Mercedes-Benz’s Silicon Valley research and development unit, Johann Jungwirth, according to a LinkedIn profile. The research lab was set up late last year, soon after Apple revealed its forthcoming smart watch and latest iPhones, the daily said.

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Apple forms secretive AI lab in Zurich, hiring 36 ex-Google experts to target advanced AI development: Report
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple forms secretive AI lab in Zurich, hiring 36 ex-Google experts to target advanced AI development: Report

Live Mint  

Apple has assembled a team of artificial intelligence experts from Google in a secretive European laboratory in Zurich, according to the Financial Times. Apple's primary AI development centers are located in California and Seattle, but the Zurich lab reportedly represents the company's increased commitment to AI. According to Ruslan Salakhutdinov from Carnegie Mellon University, who has connections to Apple through …

Apple hires top Lamborghini executive for its Apple Car project team
2 years, 7 months ago

Apple hires top Lamborghini executive for its Apple Car project team

Firstpost  

Apple has hired one of Lamborghini’s top executives to help the Cupertino-based tech giant to develop its own car. Apple has recently hired one of Lamborghini’s top executives to help them design and develop their own car. Apple’s Car project, also called Project Titan has been in the news since the early 2010s and has had its ups and downs …

Apple Car: Charting Project Titan's progress on a timeline
8 years, 5 months ago

Apple Car: Charting Project Titan's progress on a timeline

Firstpost  

The Apple Car has been a point of discussion ever since rumours started coming out back in 2014. In early 2015, the company started recruiting automotive industry experts as well as car researchers with specialties in battery technology and autonomous systems.Some of the employees on the team had previously worked for companies like Tesla, Ford, and GM, while others have …

Apple is shifting focus of its secret car project
8 years, 6 months ago

Apple is shifting focus of its secret car project

India TV News  

American multi-national technology company Apple still wants to develop its own self-driving technology though the company may not become an automaker. The iPhone maker's automotive project, long an open secret in Silicon Valley, is shifting to focus on creating the technology for an autonomous vehicle that doesn't require a human driver. The new emphasis was confirmed Friday by a person …

Apple focuses on developing self driving software to take on Telsa and Google
8 years, 8 months ago

Apple focuses on developing self driving software to take on Telsa and Google

Daily Mail  

Apple has scaled back on its plan to build a car, and is instead developing software for self driving cars, it has been claimed. In an interview last year, Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death in 2011 Steve Jobs had considered building a car. Local residents have complained of late night noise and being followed by …

Daimler, BMW end talks with Apple on electric car: Report
8 years, 11 months ago

Daimler, BMW end talks with Apple on electric car: Report

Firstpost  

Daimler and BMW have reportedly ended talks with Apple over a cooperation deal on an electric car, which could have been named, unsurprisingly, “iCar.” Daimler and BMW have reportedly ended talks with Apple over a cooperation deal on an electric car, which could have been named, unsurprisingly, “iCar.” According to Handelsblatt, the US tech firm is looking for a partner …

Now Tesla Engineer Joins Apple’s Team of Automated Car Experts
9 years, 7 months ago

Now Tesla Engineer Joins Apple’s Team of Automated Car Experts

The Quint  

Consumer electronics company Apple Inc has hired a senior engineer from electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Since January, Apple has hired Megan McClain, a former Volkswagen AG engineer with expertise in automated driving, and Vinay Palakkode, a graduate researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, a hub of automated driving research. In August, Apple hired Xianqiao Tong, an engineer who developed …

Tesla engineer joins Apple's growing team of automated car experts
9 years, 7 months ago

Tesla engineer joins Apple's growing team of automated car experts

Firstpost  

Consumer electronics company Apple has hired a senior engineer from electric car maker Tesla Motors, according to a LinkedIn posting, as part of Apple’s effort to build a team of experts in automated driving. In August, Apple hired Xianqiao Tong, an engineer who developed computer vision software for driver assistance systems at microchip maker Nvidia Corp. Through July, Carlson was …

Apple working on a minivan-like electric car: Report
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple working on a minivan-like electric car: Report

Firstpost  

Apple has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Now, the head of Mercedes-Benz’s Silicon Valley research and development unit, Johann Jungwirth, has defected to Apple, according to a LinkedIn profile, which said his title was head of Mac Systems Engineering. The …

Apple studies self-driving car, auto industry source says[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple studies self-driving car, auto industry source says[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The Apple logo is pictured on the front of a retail store in the Marina neighborhood in San Francisco, California in this file photo from April 23, 2014. Technology giant Apple is looking beyond mobile devices to learn how to make a self-driving electric car, and is talking to experts at carmakers and automotive suppliers, a senior auto industry source …

Apple sets up secret Cupertino lab to develop smart vehicles
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple sets up secret Cupertino lab to develop smart vehicles

Daily Mail  

Apple has several hundred employees developing its own electric car at a secret lab, it has been claimed. In an interview last year, Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death in 2011 Steve Jobs had considered building a car. In particular, Apple may be working on an electric car to rival Tesla's range or a self-driving car …

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