Apple’s initial foray into automobiles includes its CarPlay for linking cars and smartphones. The iPhone maker has begun developing an electric car that would challenge Tesla Motors, Nissan Motor and General Motors. PHOTO: REUTERS

Apple Inc. has revolutionized music and phones. Now it is aiming at a much bigger target: automobiles.

The Cupertino, Calif., company has several hundred employees working secretly toward creating an Apple-branded electric vehicle, according to people familiar with the matter. The project, code-named “Titan,” initially is working on the design of a vehicle that resembles a minivan, one of the people said. Continue reading…