“Adding to rampant rumor and speculation surrounding Apple’s ‘Project Titan’ automotive initiative, a new report claims the company is operating a secret car lab out of Germany’s capital city tasked with imagining, and realizing, vehicles of the future,” AppleInsider reports.
“Citing sources familiar with the matter, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, better known as F.A.Z., reports Apple’s shadowy Berlin facility is staffed by about 15 to 20 ‘top-class'” employees from the German automotive industry,” AppleInsider reports. “While the report failed to mention names, the small team is comprised of young professionals with diverse backgrounds in engineering, software, hardware and sales.”
“The publication echoes previous rumors claiming Apple’s first car will be electric, but adds initial versions will lack self-driving capabilities, as such computer-assisted technology is still in development,” AppleInsider reports. “The report claims Apple will contract with Magna Steyr’s Austrian arm for final manufacturing. Identical claims were floated when ‘Apple Car’ rumors first gained traction in early 2015.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Make sense for Apple to go with the best. There’s nothing like German engineering.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]