Apple sued for poaching engineers with deep expertise in electric car systems
by Reuters in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#3DP7)
- Company claims Apple is developing a large-scale battery division to compete
- Former A123 employees accused of violating agreements
Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple Inc for poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing that offered further evidence that the iPhone maker may be developing a car.
Apple has been poaching engineers with deep expertise in car systems, including from Tesla Inc, and talking with industry experts and automakers with the ultimate aim of learning how to make its own electric car, an auto industry source said last week.
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