Apple Reportedly Running Secret Car Lab in Berlin
From MacRumors:
Apple is operating a secret vehicle research and development lab in the
heart of Berlin, claims a report published in a German news outlet this
morning.
According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (also known as F.A.Z.),
Apple's clandestine facility employs between 15 and 20 "top class" men
and women from the German automotive industry, with backgrounds in
engineering, software, hardware, and sales.
The workers at the car lab are described as "progressive thinkers" in
their respective fields who agreed to work with Apple after their ideas
for innovation were stifled by the more conservative outlooks of their
previous employers.
The article goes on to repeat previous speculation surrounding Apple's
rumored vehicle research, noting that the company's first car will be
electric, but also ventures to claim that it will lack self-driving
capabilities because the required technology is still in development.
Additionally, the report alleges that Apple is investigating a
vehicle-sharing model similar to BMW's Drive-Now and European car rental
service Sixt, owing to the company's lack of a nationwide distribution
network. Similar to previous rumors,
Austrian contract manufacturer of high-end cars Magna Steyr is also
cited as a partner for vehicle creation once the R&D stage is
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