Here Are Some of the Experts Apple Has Hired to Help It Build a Car

Apple has reportedly given Vice President Steve Zadesky the go ahead to form a 1,000 member team to work on an electric car. Here's a look at some of Zadesky's team members compiled by 9to5Mac.

Notably, a lot of them specialize in hardware engineering corroborate reports that Apple's car plans go beyond just software.

● Johann Jungwirth, former President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development
● Robert Gough, former Software Engineering Line Manager at Autoliv
● David Nelson, former Mechanical Engineering Manager at Tesla Motors
● Pete Augenbergs, former Mechanical Engineer at Tesla Motors
● Hugh Jay, former Transmission Design Engineer at EMCO Gears
● John Ireland, former Senior Powertain Test Engineer at Tesla Motors
● Mujeeb Ijaz, former CTO at A123 Venture Technologies, developing Lithium Ion Energy Storage technology
● Rui Guan, former Drive Train Engineer at Ogin Inc.
● David Perner, former Hybrid Electric Vehicle System Energy Analysis Engineer at Ford


Hit the link below for even more hires and more details on their past and present roles.

As you can see, Apple is assembling quite the team. Currently, is unclear if Apple's electric car will be autonomous. An early WSJ report indicated it was not working on a self-driving vehicle; however, a followup Reuters report claimed it will be self-driving.

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