Apple Electric Car Project

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The Apple electric car project, codenamed "Titan",[1] is an electric car project allegedly undergoing research and development by Apple Inc.[2] To date, Apple has yet to comment on any plans to make an electric car.
It is rumored a substantial number of Apple employees are working on this project.[3][4][5]
The project was rumored to be approved by Apple CEO Tim Cook in late 2014 and assigned to Vice President Steve Zadesky, a former Ford engineer as project in-charge.[6] In January 2016, Steve Zadesky was reported to be leaving Apple for personal reasons after 16 years.[7][8] For the project, Apple was rumored to have hired Johann Jungwirth, the former-president and chief executive of Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America (Jungwirth is now working for Volkswagen Group),[9] as well as at least one transmission engineer.[10][11][12][13]
Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs had plans to design and build a car, according to Apple board member and J.Crew Group CEO Mickey Drexler, who said that discussions about the concept surfaced around the time that Tesla Motors debuted its first car.[14] Former Apple iPod Senior VP Tony Fadell confirmed that Steve Jobs was interested in an Apple car back in 2008, shortly after the original iPhone was introduced.[15]
Reports indicate that the company has been offering incentives to Tesla employees to join Apple.[16] The Wall Street Journal reports that the product would resemble more of a minivan than a car,[3] and The Sydney Morning Herald says that production could start as soon as 2020.[17]

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