GM continues to rent present and former Apple workers because it rejects CarPlay from its EVs. Common Motors has employed former administrators of Apple Pay and iCloud to work on GM’s new software program and providers division, in response to a supply who shared hiring particulars with 9to5Mac.

The primary rent is David Richardson, GM’s new vice chairman of software program and providers. Previous to being employed by GM, Richardson labored at Apple for practically 12 years. His final position at Apple was director of engineering for Apple’s cloud infrastructure. In that position, Richardson oversaw the groups behind Apple providers together with iCloud, FaceTime, and Siri.

GM additionally employed Baris Cetinok who beforehand labored at Apple for 9 years till 2021. Throughout his time at Apple, Cetinok labored as a senior director over product administration and advertising for iCloud, Apple Pay, and different digital providers.

Each new hires report back to Mike Abbott, GM’s senior vice chairman of software program and providers. Abbott left Apple for GM earlier this 12 months. Abbott reviews on to GM CEO Marry Barra.

The hiring is a part of a serious effort at GM to construct its personal infotainment system and unlock new income streams. That’s additionally the motive behind dropping Apple CarPlay assist in new GM electrical autos. As a substitute, GM sees the shift to EVs as a possibility to create its personal closed system like Tesla and Rivian.

Ford additionally employed a high-level govt this 12 months to run its personal providers division. Peter Stern, Apple providers SVP Eddy Cue’s deputy, left the corporate to be a part of Ford final month. Apple, after all, has reportedly spent a number of years on autonomous automobile software program and/or {hardware}, though the corporate has by no means acknowledged the venture publicly.

We’ve reached out to GM for remark and can replace if we hear again.