Apple Poaches Veteran Lamborghini Exec For Self-Driving Car Project: Report
Apple, Inc.AAPL has roped in an auto industry veteran for its self-driving car venture, BloombergreportedWednesday.
What Happened:Cupertino has reportedly hiredLuigi Taraborrelli,who has had a 20-year stint at Italian sports car and SUV manufacturerLamborghini. His LinkedIn profile hasntreflected the change yet.
Taraborrelli was last working as R&D, Head of Chassis and Vehicle Dynamics at Lamborghini, and his responsibilities in the role included chassis concept development, overall vehicle lap time performances, virtual simulation, and software coding, among other things.
He had worked on vehicles such asUrus,Huracan Coupe,Aventador Coupe,andlimited seriesSterrato.
Apple reportedly plans to use Taraborrelli to lead the design of the Apple Car venture.
Why Its Important:This is the second news report on the Apple Car project that has emerged this week. Japanese media outlet Nikkei had reported that Apple has beenbrisk with its patent filings related to the project.
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