Apple’s electric car effort hits a speed bump as project leader leaves the company

Wall Street Journal, the company's "Project Titan" electric car company is going to move is monitored by a former employee of Apple, according to a new report. For 16 years, Steve has been with Apple Zadesky, say, the company is going ", people familiar with the matter", referring to the report, "personal reasons."
It was reported in 2014 "for personal reasons and was not related to his performance." It is clear though that the specific reasons for leaving, as Zadesky departure time, it is unknown at the time, he was allowed to first during his tenure has worked on both the iPhone and iPod, Apple the electric vehicle market began examining a possible attack.
Prior to his time at Apple, Zadesky was an engineer at Ford. Apple, in September, around 600 employees, which stands on the size of the automotive group, to triple, as well as a vision for the product was to come up with. Team at Apple, the report claims, problems occurred with clear goals for the product. Apple allegedly goals set by the team that are not felt, but the company push forward and try to match them to the team's appeal. The Apple Project Titan 2019 is set on a ship that is said.
Apple hires and acquisitions of automotive technology, centered around a handful, although publicly, it is developing a car that has yet to akowledge. Many of the hires between the two companies a so-called "war against poaching, creating" were former employees of Tesla. Apple last year we hired to build an electric car has broken a handful of experts. Earlier this month, Apple has indicated that it plans electric car three car revealed that the domain names were registered. The company alleged a secret Project Titan is testing the car on the test track.
Apple car (the Codename 'Project Titan') Rumors continue to swirl and Apple clotting or plan enough time to change the left is still five years away given the expected new automobile, there is. However, rumors that the weight does not prevent the company's executives. GM execs a huge amount pit, as if the idea of ​​an electric car in the Apple investment case, an executive from Ford seems excited by the prospect. In an interview with reliable reviews, Don Butler, executive director of Ford Connected Vehicles, they welcomed the competition and technology companies that thinks it can pull away.
Regarding autonomy, Ford Exec industry will reach the level of 4 autonomous driving believes that. It is well mapped in cars, the main roads, highways and cities in well mapped areas will be able to drive means. He said that companies like Apple or Google partnered with companies like Ford to accelerate innovation in the sector shows can. Today, Ford cars in 2016, promising to bring integration, Apple's CarPlay system is a close associate.