Apple poaches Ford executive for electric car project – report

Apple has poached a substantial-profile govt from automotive huge Ford, probable to get the job done on its lengthy-rumoured electric auto undertaking, in accordance to a new report from Automotive Information.

Citing resources “with expertise of the issue,” the outlet suggests the California-primarily based tech organization finalised an arrangement with engineer Desi Ujkashevic before this yr.

Ms Ujkashevic has labored at Ford since 1991, and according to LinkedIn is at the moment serving as the company’s Director of Engineering for North America.

Owning previously labored on the Escape, Explorer, Fiesta, and Concentrate, Ujkashevic has considering that been integral in the improvement of Ford’s electric car or truck range in accordance to Automotive Information.

Field insiders suggest Apple has been functioning on an electric powered car considering that at minimum 2015, and approximately 5000 workforce – including a lot of from the automotive market – have been drafted for the venture.

Earlier this yr Drive noted Apple may possibly be concentrating on finish autonomy for its car or truck, and the final product or service could omit pedals and a steering wheel absolutely.

Korean car maker Hyundai was joined to the Apple car’s development for a long time, having said that US media outlets declare the partnership disintegrated past yr.  

A launch day of 2025 has previously been floated for the vehicle’s general public launch, nevertheless stories from Reuters very last year suggested this timeline may possibly be formidable.

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