For Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) the key is to have a talent pool that can build its dream. And apparently much of that dream technology specialists are all housed at the Cupertino’s Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
It is no longer surprising that Elon Musk’s and his teams technology vision has found solutions and technology experts at Apple’s DNA-structured headquarters or closed-laboratories, for Tesla Motors continues to hire more experts from here.
Ex-Apple employees at Tesla
One of the best examples of recent hiring patterns by the world’s most famous electric car builder has been Doug Field.
Field who is a technology officer and has roots deep in product and hardware design first at Segway and then at Ford, and later at Apple’s MacBook products, eventually became Vice President at Tesla Motors Vehicle program.
At last count, Tesla Motors has over 150 of Apple best and brightest now on its payrolls.
In CEO Elon Musk’s words, Apple’s engineers share the same ‘design philosophy’ and closely match the vision Tesla has into the future.
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) use of software on its cars has brought about profound changes in the automotive industry, thus far. As analysts remark, higher software-driven cars development has meant that the traditional car makers are under pressure.
The impact of the ex-Apple Inc. based employees is felt in the design of the 2012 car release the Model S, a full-sized sedan. The touchscreen based controls for many of the function and smartphone, device-like software updates are rendering similar user-experience as the iPad or an iPhone.
However, it needs to be seen how far the people at Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) will opt to be an Apple-like product and when the style differentiation will begin! Elon Musk is described by many, as a strong leader cast in Steve Job-mould! Time will let us know where Tesla Motor vehicles experience will differ from that of the iDevice family!
