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Tim Cook and Jony Ive Named Among Top 10 Automotive Tech Influencers
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Award shows and top ten lists, all the creation of twenty-somethings in the magazine industry trying like hell to stay relevant.
Don't confuse these listing as facts, There barely even opinions!
Don't confuse these listing as facts, There barely even opinions!
It's likely not 'twenty-somethings' behind the 'list trend', but 'oldsters' looking at their future disappearing.
It's interesting that the 'powers at be' spent so much political capital to warp the ownership rules to acquire so much of the print news universe, only to see it all evaporate. Hopefully it was planned that way, otherwise someone has a lot of explaining to do...
This must be little Timmy and Jonny's granny's list.
Although the Apple Car is only a rumor at this point, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Chief Design Officer Jony Ive have landed spots on The Drive's list of The 10 Most Influential People in Automotive Technology (via Patently Apple). The Apple executives join well-known automotive industry individuals like Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, and Uri Levine, founder of popular crowd-sourced driving app Waze.
The main reason behind Ive and Cook's appearance on the spot seems to be the Apple Watch's ability to communicate with vehicles, similar to the recently launched Bentley app, with tentative references to the company's rumored ongoing work on the ultra-secret Apple Car. Jony Ive ranks sixth on the list, with The Drive referencing his influence on Apple's "cleanliness and iconoclasm" as a leader of the tech industry, and a potentially disruptive force in the car industry.
Three spots up, Tim Cook came in third on the The Drive's ranking, which calls out the Apple CEO for guiding the company into support of various automotive-related software and, potentially, hardware, including Apple CarPlay, various Apple Watch compatible car apps and the rumored electric vehicle collaborations. Because of this, the site believes Apple's reach now "extends even deeper into the car world."
There has been a steady stream of rumors surrounding the Apple Car for a few months now, the most recent of which point to Apple's plan to purchase "large expanses of real estate" for the project. A couple hundred Apple employees are suggested to be working on "Project Titan," which is believed to be electric-powered, potentially self-driving, and launch in 2020 at the earliest.
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I know the Apple Car will exist. But it does not exist yet and it has not changed in any way the car industry, besides giving job to the left over employes coming from Tesla.
How do you know it will exist? The rumor mill is breathing vapors on this one as usual.
Well, I think his style attempts to emulate Jobs', who emulated that guy from Polaroid years ago. Musk does seem to let his nervousness take over when he's on stage. I don't know how much comes from factors outside his control, like a nervous twitch or stutter, or from not taking the time to really prepare for his presentations.
is there any video of it? i'm generally interested in speeches and the evolution of communication. it tells a lot about advertising nowadays, it gives you a perspective on the subject.
His name is Edwin Land, info at the links below. I don't know of any videos of him, he led Polaroid in the 60s and 70s.
http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-man-who-inspired-steve-jobs-2011-10
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/o...rss&emc=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&pagewanted=all
IMO, he should get his own style that fits him. While I respect his accomplishments, they look like clowns trying to do the Apple-style show. It's even stretching it for Apple these days.
