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Re:The new Ford, a Silicon Valley software company by JorgeGT on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @06:42AM (#11478418)
> Sure, but the question here is would you rather work on auto-related stuff at Ford or Apple?

Ford, of course. Where my manager and my manager's manager and so on know about the technical aspects of automobile development, facilities for automobile-specific testing (engine test cells, turbocharger test cells, wind tunnels, anechoic chambers, etc.) are available, experienced technicians can advise me...

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Re:The new Ford, a Silicon Valley software company by dagw on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @08:25AM (#11478884)
Ford, of course.

Given how many engineers I know of whom have left traditional car companies to go work for automotive 'startups' it seems that they have a real problem holding on to talent despite the advantages you mentioned.

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Re:The new Ford, a Silicon Valley software company by JorgeGT on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @12:21PM (#11480917)
Well, automotive engineering is a very big field involving lots of disciplines (mechanics, combustion, modelling, NVH, design, aerodynamics, etc.) so I assume it heavily depends on what you like to do :)
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