In February authoritative edition The Wall Street Journal wrote about the secret project Titan, which gathered several hundred Apple employees headed by the vice president of product design Zadeski Steve, who joined the company from Ford. According to the newspaper, the corporation is developing a minivan on the electrical load and the number of specialists involved in the project could rise to thousands. And now sources found a research laboratory, which supposedly is working on the car.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple vehicle preparation is conducted on the premises of the company SixtyEight Research, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. SixtyEight registered as a research firm. That it is claimed, is the center of the project Titan. The building was erected on the territory of several workshops and garage facilities.
In the past, Apple has leased a large complex of buildings in Sunnyvale. Seven rooms with a total area of 27 000 square meters located in the city on the west coast of the United States and has been reserved for offices by employees. The building employs 1,450 staff. Lease agreement concluded for 7-10 years.
Sources claim that Apple is planning to create an electric by 2020. The project Titan company's specialists are studying materials, machinery and robotics used in the production of motor vehicles, shall consult with representatives of companies producing automotive components. The seriousness of the evidence epplovtsev lawsuit filed against Apple by A123 Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of batteries. A123 has accused Apple of luring professionals.
Chapter manufacturer of electric Tesla Elon Musk also complained that Apple is trying to lure his staff, promising $ 250,000 and lifting a 60 percent salary increase. And according to the investor Jason Calacanis, in the next year and a half Apple buys Tesla for $ 75 billion. The benefit of the "fruit" of the empire in the presence of nearly $ 180 billion.