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Apple hires former BMW exec, autonomous vehicle startup co-founder Ulrich Kranz
Apple has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW’s electric car division, to help lead its own vehicle efforts, according…
Apple loses multiple top managers from self-driving vehicle project
In a sign of attrition within “Project Titan,” Apple’s self-driving vehicle effort, Apple has lost multiple top managers of its team in…
Apple shifts leadership of autonomous vehicle systems to AI Chief
Bob Mansfield has retired (for good this time). Giannandrea will oversee the company’s continued work on autonomous vehicle systems…
Apple poaches Tesla engineer with vehicle interior design experience
Apple Inc. has hired Steve MacManus, at least the third Tesla Inc. engineering executive to join the Cupertino Colossus…
Apple granted patent for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window’
A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door…
Apple in talks with suppliers of sensors for autonomous vehicles
The talks are focused on next-generation lidar, a sensor that provides a three-dimensional look at the road…
Project Titan: Apple hires Tesla’s former head of powertrains in effort to bring electric car to market
Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla losing its VP of Engineering behind its latest electric powertrains…
Apple autonomous vehicle layoffs provide hints to Project Titan’s direction
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it planned to lay off 190 employees in its self-driving car program…
Project Titan: Apple confirms layoffs for 190 autonomous vehicle employees
Apple will lay off 190 employees in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale in its self-driving car division…
Apple’s autonomous vehicle could arrive as a minivan
Apple’s engineers have designed specimens with black and silver paint…
Titan: Apple’s secret autonomous vehicle project is much bigger than people think
The result of an emerging reality for self-driving cars…
Apple dismisses more than 200 employees from Project Titan autonomous vehicle project
Apple dismissed just over 200 employees this week from Project Titan…
Apple hires designer Andrew Kim away from Tesla
Along with the recent news of Tesla’s chief vehicle engineer returning to Apple, Kim’s move will certainly stoke speculation that Apple is…
Elon Musk’s threats to quit as Tesla CEO are a red flag
As most people know, the board of directors is supposed to be protecting the interests of shareholders and governing the company and its officers…
Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Tesla board: Fight the S.E.C. or I quit
Securities and Exchange Commission officials were understandably taken aback on Thursday morning…
Musk ousted as Tesla chairman, fined $40 million in SEC settlement over fraud charges; will remain CEO
Elon Musk will relinquish the role of Tesla Inc. chairman and split a $40 million…
U.S. SEC charges Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud…
Tesla shares crash after Elon Musk smokes pot on live web show, exhibits other bizarre behavior
All of this wackiness is taking its toll on Tesla’s stock…
Apple Car rumor roundup: Project Titan and what it means
Project Purple was the iPhone. Gizmo was the Apple Watch. And Titan?
Now would be the time for Apple to buy Tesla, and kick Elon Musk out of the driver’s seat
Elon Musk has put an end to his idea to take Tesla private, but still has a tough road ahead…
Apple + Tesla is a fairy tale with a twist
Apple and Tesla are single product visionaries. Single product visionaries create world-class consumer products…
Apple hired scores of ex-Tesla employees this year, and not just for its car project
Apple has attracted scores of employees away from Tesla since late 2017…
Doug Field, former Tesla engineering chief, returns to Apple
Doug Field, who stepped down as the senior vice president of engineering at Telsa last month, is returning to Apple…
Why Apple is developing artificial intelligence
Apple will seek to apply this intelligence in other fields, such as self-healing machines, robotics and artificial intelligence…
Tesla hires Apple VP of Mac Hardware Engineering Doug Field to lead development of new vehicles
Tesla Motors has hired Doug Field to be its Vice President of Vehicle Programs…
