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Steve Jobs' Dream was to Design an iCar, Says Apple Board Member
[The iMove pictured above is an independent study from Liviu Tudoran]
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may have passed away in October of 2011, but he is still very much present through his ideas and dreams. After learning about the iTV and how he wanted to shake up the television industry, J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler talked about another product that Jobs had been contemplating, one much less publicized, during a recent interview at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored symposium in New York.
"Look at the car industry; it's a tragedy in America. Who is designing the cars?" said Drexler. "Steve's dream before he died was to design an iCar."
The Apple insider noted that "it would've been probably 50% of the market" though he pointed out that Jobs "never did design it".
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New Chrysler 300 "the Kings & Queens Of America" Spot Narrated By Got's Peter Dinklage
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Obama Campaign Releases New Ads Touting Auto Bailout
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Video: Car Nut's Dream Job In New Cnbc Series
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Read Why Steve Jobs' Car Never Had A License Plate
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