Official Apple representatives talk about the company's plans in the automotive segment only in relation to the integration of smart phones and on-board infotainment systems. Meanwhile, unofficial sources expect that Apple will own electric car developed in 2019, and for its establishment, the company attracts experts around the world, not forgetting about the function of automatic control.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television founder of Nest Labs Feydell Tony, which in 2008 held the post of Apple vice president , said about talks with Steve Jobs about the possibility of creating a car. Interviewees considered this possibility mainly in the theoretical way, since Apple thrown all forces to the recently introduced iPhone, and the situation in the US automotive industry was close to critical.
However, if you go back to the events of 2008, it is possible to learn that Steve Jobs then argued how Apple car could be , if the company decided to let him go. Tony Feydellom discussed various details - down to the layout of the dashboard and engine type.
The first mention of the presence of Steve Jobs's idea to create a car, voiced his colleagues refer to 2012. This idea has been discussed before the first iPhone.