Never a good sign of someone like this leaving the company, regardless of the reason.<p>I would probably say he&#x27;s either burned out or was tasked with something that he feels the company can&#x27;t deliver on and has decided to just cut bait and move on. I&#x27;m sure it will be spun by Apple&#x27;s PR as a &quot;mutual&quot; parting of the ways and something about &quot;leaving to focus more on his family&quot;. A few years from now, we&#x27;ll get a clearer picture. Even in the article they mentioned unrealistic time lines.<p>I&#x27;m still not sure how I feel about Apple getting into electric cars. It&#x27;s kind of like your favorite metal band suddenly decides to make pop music.