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iPhones, iPads and Macs. The mapping system it debuted in 2012 can be used for
navigation. Last year, Apple also introduced CarPlay, a software system that integrates
iTunes, mapping, messaging and other applications for use by automakers.
Apple has batted around the idea of developing a car for years. Phil Schiller, Apples senior
vice president of marketing, said in 2012 court testimony that executives discussed building
a car even before it released the iPhone in 2007. Mickey Drexler, an Apple board member
and head of J Crew Group Inc., also said in 2012 that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had
wanted to build a car.
A representative of Apple, based in Cupertino, California, declined to comment. The
Financial Times reported earlier Friday that Apple is hiring auto experts to work at a new
research lab.
Tesla Connection
Other Silicon Valley companies are also creating cars. Google Inc. is working on a selfdriving vehicle. Tesla Motors Inc. makes electric cars and has hired at least 150 former
Apple employees, more than from any other company, even carmakers.
From a design philosophy, [Apple] is relatively closely aligned, Elon Musk, Teslas cofounder and chief executive officer, recently told Bloomberg Businessweek in an interview.
Musk also said Apple has been trying to poach employees from his Palo Alto, Californiabased company, offering $250,000 signing bonuses and 60 percent salary increases.
Apple tries very hard to recruit from Tesla, he said. But so far theyve actually recruited
very few people.
Auto Experience
Apple has hired from the auto industry over the years. Zadesky joined Apple 16 years ago
from Ford Motor Co., where he was an engineer for three years. Apples chief financial
officer, Luca Maestri, has worked at General Motors Co.
Over the past two years, Apple hired Haran Arasaratnam from Ford to work as a battery
engineer, according to Arasaratnams LinkedIn profile. Apple also brought on Robert
Gough in January to work on special projects. Hed spent the past four years at auto
supplier Autoliv working on projects including the companys radar division and
developing active safety sensor technology, according to his LinkedIn profile.