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

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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 an engineer on Tesla’s Autopilot self-driving car program, and before that he worked on automotive vision systems for Michigan-based supplier Gentex Corp. Other Apple hires since September 2014 with similar experience have worked at automakers BMW AG, Volkswagen and Ford Motor Co, automotive suppliers Delphi Automotive, Robert Bosch GmbH [ROBG.UL> and TRW, now a part of ZF Friedrichshafen AG [ZFF.UL>, according to their LinkedIn profiles. Among those hired last fall were Sanjai Massey, an engineer with experience in developing connected and automated vehicles at Ford and several suppliers; Stefan Weber, a former Bosch engineer with experience in video-based driver assistance systems, and Lech Szumilas, a former Delphi research scientist with expertise in computer vision and object detection.

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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

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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 chief leaves for Ford
3 years, 6 months ago

Apple car chief leaves for Ford

The Hindu  

Ford has hired head of Apple’s car project, Doug Field, to lead its advanced technology and embedded systems as the company looks to bolster EV and self-driving plans. In his new role, effective today, Field will lead Ford’s Embedded Software and Hardware organisation currently consisting of Vehicle Controls, Enterprise Connectivity, Features, Integration & Validation, Architecture & Platform, Driver Assistance Technology …

Apple and autonomous vehicles an ideal match, hints company chief Tim Cook
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple and autonomous vehicles an ideal match, hints company chief Tim Cook

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One option for Apple could be to build an autonomous driving platform for automakers. Apple chief Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released Monday by the New York Times. “An autonomous car is a robot and so there are a lots of things you can do with autonomy; we will …

Apple's hardware engineering chief to step down
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple's hardware engineering chief to step down

The Hindu  

Apple Inc's hardware engineering chief, Dan Riccio, will step down to oversee a new project, the iPhone maker said on Monday, providing few details on the long time executive's latest role. He will be replaced by company veteran John Ternus, who will join the executive team as senior vice president of hardware engineering. Riccio, who joined Apple over two decades …

Tesla seeks Apple’s help to nail engineers who allegedly stole trade secrets
5 years, 8 months ago

Tesla seeks Apple’s help to nail engineers who allegedly stole trade secrets

Live Mint  

Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. both suspect they were betrayed by driverless technology engineers who defected to the same Chinese startup. So, Tesla is now asking for Apple’s help in a lawsuit in which the electric carmaker accused an engineer who worked on its Autopilot program of taking thousands of highly confidential files when he went to work for XMotors.ai, …

Apple teams up with Volkswagen to make self-driving passenger vans
6 years, 10 months ago

Apple teams up with Volkswagen to make self-driving passenger vans

Daily Mail  

Apple has partnered with car manufacturer Volkswagen to bring its dream of self-driving cars to life. Scroll down for video Apple has partnered with German car manufacturer Volkswagen to bring its dream of self-driving cars to life. The partnership will turn Volkswagen's T6 transporter vans into autonomous shuttle buses for its employees Apple has had little success with its attempts …

Tesla loses Apple hire from autopilot team as firms vie for top engineering talent
7 years, 9 months ago

Tesla loses Apple hire from autopilot team as firms vie for top engineering talent

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Tesla Inc.’s team developing self-driving car capabilities lost a top engineer hired less than six months ago from Apple Inc., adding to a spate of executive shake-ups at tech companies competing to put fully autonomous vehicles on the road. Chris Lattner, who left Apple in January and had been vice-president of the carmaker’s Autopilot software, was the hire …

Morgan Stanley analyst says a partnership with Tesla can help Apple's self-driving car initiative
7 years, 9 months ago

Morgan Stanley analyst says a partnership with Tesla can help Apple's self-driving car initiative

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Partnering with one of the most mature self driving car companies in the market will give Apple the leg up it needs. Toyota, Stanford and MIT are together creating a blockchain based solution for easy sharing of data between self driving car companies and component manufacturers. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas told Business Insider that buying out or partnering with …

Apple is working on driverless cars, confirms CEO Tim Cook
7 years, 9 months ago

Apple is working on driverless cars, confirms CEO Tim Cook

India Today  

It has been rumoured but never confirmed. Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly confirmed that the world's most profitable technology company is working on driverless cars as part of its efforts on develop autonomous systems. Although there are no other details that Cook offered about Apple's driverless cars, there are rumours that Apple's cars could be shown in public in …

Tesla has hired Apple veteran engineer Chris Lattner, to work on Autopilot self driving feature
8 years, 2 months ago

Tesla has hired Apple veteran engineer Chris Lattner, to work on Autopilot self driving feature

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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc has hired a key Apple Inc software engineer to oversee its Autopilot self-driving software efforts, Tesla said in a blog post Tuesday. Chris Lattner, who served at Apple for more than a decade, said in a online message to Apple developers on Tuesday morning that he would “leave Apple later this month to pursue an …

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

Steve Zadesky of Apple's electric car project, to resign: Report
9 years, 2 months ago

Steve Zadesky of Apple's electric car project, to resign: Report

Firstpost  

Apple Inc’s Steve Zadesky, who has been overseeing the company’s electric car project for the last two years, has said he is leaving the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple has never acknowledged it is looking into building an electric car, but the company has recruited dozens of auto experts, many …

iCar: Apple fans in a frenzy over electric wheels rumours
9 years, 2 months ago

iCar: Apple fans in a frenzy over electric wheels rumours

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Numerous reports in recent months have suggested Apple is secretly developing an electric car, but the domain …

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 …

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

Apple working on a minivan-like electric car: Report

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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 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 …

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 …

Tesla hires Apple VP to lead vehicle development
11 years, 5 months ago

Tesla hires Apple VP to lead vehicle development

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Tesla Motors Inc, maker of the Model S electric car, hired a former Apple Inc executive to lead development of the electric carmaker’s new vehicles… Tesla Motors Inc, maker of the Model S electric car, hired a former Apple Inc executive to lead development of the electric carmaker’s new vehicles. At Apple, Doug Field oversaw the development of products including …

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