Tesla Poaching Apple’s Finest: Report

For some time now, and despite the occasional partnership, the biggest fights in Silicon Valley have been between Apple and Google.

It seems now though that the next battleground could be on the lawn of automotive upstart Tesla's Palo Alto headquarters.

From vehicle program president Doug Field, whose five-year tenure with Apple included leading design for the MacBook and iMac, to staff in areas from engineering and law, Tesla has hired more than 150 of the tech giant’s former employees.

Tesla employs more than 6000 workers in all, but according to business paper Bloomberg, Apple has been its leading source of talent - and it seems Apple workers considering a spin in the automotive world aren’t all that interested in the ‘old’ brands.

"When you talk to people in Silicon Valley, there’s a totally different mindset. They look at Detroit as old,” AutoPacific analyst Dave Sullivan told Bloomberg, adding that he knows of very few former Apple alumni working with the larger car brands.

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