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Him and Steve were a great combo keeping each in check. Ive should have left a long time ago. He is now designing at Ferrari: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ferr

• corey_moncure 5y ago
  The new and improved Ferrari design rumored to include: - Removal of the brake pedal since you should only need one input to control things - The gas inlet port relocated to a more aesthetically pleasing location in the very center of the undercarriage - Total width of the car down to a svelte and sexy 3.5 feet because the thinner it looks the better it is
  • tezza 5y ago
    There is no steering wheel, simply a flat panel where you swipe to steer. There is 3D Touch where a long press on the steering screen lets you set cruise control
    • bduerst 5y ago
      Steering wheels are available but sold separately. You have to attach them via dongle, but the only input port is in the trunk.
  • nsriv 5y ago
    You joke but the new Ferrari Roma has touch buttons on the steering wheel and the UX has been widely panned.
  • strombofulous 5y ago
    > The gas inlet port relocated to a more aesthetically pleasing location in the very center of the undercarriage Why is this a problem? You shouldn't be trying to drive it while it's fueling anyway
  • cassianoleal 5y ago
    > - The gas inlet port relocated to a more aesthetically pleasing location in the very center of the undercarriage It also requires the car to be on the front wheels, with the back awkwardly suspended by the fuel hose.
  • R6 5y ago
    You joke but the new Ferrari has capacitive buttons everywhere. Even the rear view mirror adjustment buttons are capacitive. Whether this is Ive's doing, I don't know. https://dealerimages.dealereprocess.com/image/upload/v1575911596/1/ferrari/roma-interior.jpg https://dealerimages.dealereprocess.com/image/upload/v157591...
• bmitc 5y ago
  As far as I understand, he was absent from about 2015 on. There was an article, which I can't find right now, that discussed the mess this left the design team in. He basically retired to his home, and he would require the design team to come present to him at some local place (he wouldn't go to Apple). Then he'd give zero feedback. (This is from my recollection of the article.) Pretty telling since that was sort of the heyday of Apple's devices having all sorts of conflicting designs. Edit: I think this is the article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/jony-ive-is-departing-apple-but-he-started-leaving-years-ago-11561943376 https://www.wsj.com/articles/jony-ive-is-departing-apple-but... With a summary at: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/07/01/jony-ives-departure-follows-years-of-dissatisfaction-and-absenteeism https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/07/01/jony-ives-departu... Furthermore, it's hard to imagine Ive and Ferrari gelling. Ive's style is about as diametrically opposed from Italian design as I can think of. I characterize his design as character-less, something Italian designers don't go for.
  • bombcar 5y ago
    He may have been hired to sit in his home and not design anything - for the name only.
    • bmitc 5y ago
      I get the feeling that it's part ego from Ive and part Cook actually not caring about design as Ive mentioned.