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Report – Apple iCar seen as a threat to the automotive industry

While there are plenty of disruptors moving their way inside the automotive industry right now – Tesla, Google and others, for example – many experts consider Apple as the biggest threat above else.It all started with the rumors that Apple has an ambitious and secretive project for a car – and we already know that looking at a rumor concerning Apple we need to treat it almost as a given fact.The most interesting theory is that Apple is looking to create a vehicle that would revolutionize personal mobility.

Students from Middlesbrough schools inspired by automotive industry as they visit AV Dawson (From The Northern Echo)

A SCHEME to get more young people involved in the automotive sector has been launched, with the support of some of the industry's biggest organisations.The High Tide Foundation has launched a new automotive cadetship with students from three Middlesbrough schools.The six-week programme will allow students from Unity City Academy (UCA), Nunthorpe Academy and Beverly School to gain an insight into the automotive supply chain.

How the automotive industry is uniquely placed to embrace the circular economy

Changing consumer demands including digital connectivity and new mobility trends such as "car as a service" concepts, are transforming not only cars themselves but the ways in which we use them.In the traditional automotive sector policies are also being put in place that promote safety and reduced emissions.These new demands require a complete restructuring of the automotive supply chain.

The greening of the automotive industry

This post comes from Autoblog Open Road, our contributor network.The author is solely responsible for the content, and any opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Autoblog and its editors.Years ago the automotive industry was inundated with cash.

Apple's ambitious plan to crack the automotive industry with its iCar

The Apple iCar looks set to revolutionise personal mobility, bringing with it technologies that promise to alter the way we have traditionally used and perceived the car.Billions of dollars in research operations, more than 1000 developers, mysterious workshops – the Apple iCar looks set to revolutionise personal mobility, bringing with it technologies that promise to alter the way we have traditionally used and perceived the car.Behind a heavy veil of secrecy, it has now progressed to what insiders describe as committed project status.