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Former Tesla vice president gets a job at Apple
Chris Poritt, a former Tesla vice president of automotive engineering, has taken a job at Apple. This is reported by the Electric website.
According to the publication, Poritt will lead the work on the so-called special projects of Apple. Journalists believe that he will work on Apple's electric car, the development of which has been rumored since the beginning of 2015. Previously, the project is believed to have been led by Steve Zadeski, a former Ford engineer.
Chris Poritt was Aston Martin's chief vehicle engineer before joining Tesla in 2013. Several months elapsed between his dismissal from Tesla and his start at Apple, according to Electrek.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk came up with a nickname for Apple: "Tesla Graveyard". “They hire everyone we fired. If you fail at Tesla, you go to work at Apple,” Musk said.
- In February 2015, The Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, reported that Apple was working on an electric car. In September, the publication reported that the product would be presented no later than 2019. The project has not been officially confirmed.