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Apple Engineers Jumping to eVTOL

FLYING examines why several key engineers have recently jumped ship from Apple’s self-driving car project to join the emerging electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industry.

Several Apple engineers have recently taken jobs developing new eVTOL aircraft. Credit: Joby Aviation
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Key Takeaways:

A year ago, powertrain engineer Michael Schwekutsch seemed happy to encourage others to join him in California’s Silicon Valley on Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) project to develop a self-driving electric car, known as Project Titan. 

“Do you want to be part of Apple’s special forces that create the next ‘one more thing…’? Then you should look here,” Schwekutsch wrote on the professional online networking platform LinkedIn, posting a link to job opportunities at Apple. 

Thom Patterson

Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.

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