Apple has hired a Lamborghini R&D veteran to work on its first car

Apple is continuing to grow its team dedicated to the Apple Car project. According to a new Bloomberg story, Apple has hired Luigi Taraborrelli, a 20-year veteran of Lamborghini, as part of its efforts to expand the Project Titan group. This is a significant addition to Apple's Project Titan team, which plans to release a car by the end of the decade.

During his time at Lamborghini, Steve Taraborrelli worked in the company's research and development department. Taraborrelli was most recently the chief of chassis and vehicle dynamics for the firm, according to his LinkedIn profile. His primary responsibilities included: Chassis Concept Development, Car Characteristic, Overall vehicle laptime performances, Vehicle Dynamics goals, Handling & ride Charactericism, Suspension elasto-kinematics, Vehicle Objectivation and Virtual simulation. Functional safety was another major area of responsibility. Product liability was also considered in his job description.

According to Bloomberg, Taraborrelli worked on Lamborghini models like the Urus, Huracan, and Aventador. Before that, he had worked in marketing, vehicle development and validation, and other areas. He started at Automobili Lamborghini in October of 2001 before leaving in May of 2022.

According to the latest news, Taraborrelli will become “one of the most senior employees” on Apple's car team. He will be in charge of Apple Car's design. A previous report had claimed that Jony Ive was involved with the Apple Car design, but he is no longer affiliated with the company.

The Apple Car project has gone through a number of changes over the years, with Apple frequently revising plans amid high-level departures and hires. The current objective, however, is to bring an electric vehicle with full self-driving capabilities to market by the end of this decade.

Apple Car Executive VP Kevin Lynch, the head of the Apple Watch project, is now in charge of the Apple Car team. Doug Field had left Google's autonomous car division last fall and was hired by Ford.