Apple Aiming to Begin Electric Car Production in 2020

[iBug2]

They make good products, but far from perfect as some would lead you to believe. If has an Apple logo on it, it will sell.

There's no such thing as a perfect product.

Also, the Apple following isn't such a big number of people. Yes, back in 1996, when Apple was going downhill, the people who stick with Apple even though the products were not that good, could be considered a following. There probably weren't more than a couple million people who were devoted. I doubt that number today is much different. The people who stay in lines during product launches (half of them scalpers), and the ones who frequent websites like macrumors, may be called a following. But Apple has hundreds of millions of users now. The big majority of them do not even know who Tim Cook is. So I don't think we can call these people a following. The cult portion is nowadays a tiny portion.

 

[ccachor]

How people get the idea of an electric car from an image of a leased minivan with camera equipment is mind boggling. It's a minivan because it needs to seat several engineers doing field testing. For the cameras and other instruments mounted on the car in the picture.

I don't know what the WSJ was thinking honestly. My intuition tells me Apple is ramping up their fleet of field vehicles for Maps and possibly another endeavor by modeling their mapping data for self driving cars (curb heights, etc.) OEMs will need this data after all.

 

[diazj3]

What does US based manufacturers even mean when Toyota, Honda & Nissan are producing so many cars in the US and have design studios there?

US based manufacturers meaning US automotive companies. And while some foreign based manufacturers have design studios in other countries, like the US, they have them to implement localized features and deal with minor design changes. But the main design and engineering, which involves the body design, performance and safety considerations, is made in their headquarters, specially when it come to german car makers.

 

[Mildredop]

does anyone seriously believe Apple is planning a car?

There are now more than 1bn cars in the world.

If future cars are essentially going to become computers with seats in them and a wheel at each corner, I think it makes sense for apple to jump on board now rather than wait until everyone else has done it.

This is actually the first rumour in ages that makes me think apple might be innovating. Everything they've revealed in the last 8 years has just been touch screen computers of differing sizes.

 

[tennisproha]

This is so outrageous that its probably true.

 

[Nuvi]

I just want a faster MacPro.

Sure, one that goes 0-60 under 3 and has top speed of 250. Snappy!

 

[andreiru]

Why not just buy Tesla?

He isn't selling

 

[andorksmakemela]

Mini van bwhahaha

You really think Apple would Design a mini van lol come on.. Samsung caught wind of this and is readying the Micro Van 3 with leather Exterior Shell. Let just hope it can get wet.

 

[ds2000]

Maybe getting a decent phone battery sorted first would be an idea....

 

[flottenheimer]

Steve had his Mercedes.
But what does Ive and Cook drive?

 

[Polansky]

The Apple car will only 'drive' in its own eco system...

 

[mdelvecchio]

Why not just buy Tesla?

Because then you get all of its baggage.

 

[ron7624]

so.... no steering column=more room=thinner and lighter car. Using your iPhone to navigate a hairpin curve and mom calls.

 

[2499723]

Will it have protected memory, or will a program crash the whole unit?

 

[ricci]

Closing in on 300 responses! Awesome !!!! I like A comp that is diversified! Apple needs some serious diversity in the pipe line! Just look at Samsung! Phones suck but they have a ton of other products to fall back on! Apple need this type of big ticket items!! Can't rely on a phone and laptop alone!! Would be nice to buy TelsA my favorite car(model S) but everyone would just slam Apple for not coming up with the idea and had to buy another comp!

 

[apolloa]

Steve had his Mercedes.
But what does Ive and Cook drive?

Ive is a classy Brit and drives an Aston Martin, my favourite. No idea about Cook.

 

[meaning-matters]

i or Apple

Will it be iCar or Apple Car?

 

[OllyW]

Steve had his Mercedes.
But what does Ive and Cook drive?

Tim drives a 5 Series BMW and Jony prefers British cars.

These Are The Fabulous Rides Of Sir Jony Ive

 

[Lancer]

Cool, but will you need a special charger?

 

[opeter]

Well, if it will be designed by J. Ive than if will not be for fat people.

 

[AppleInTheMud]

I allready see the yearly new model. NOW EVEN THINNER ... Most amazing car we ever build. So thin you have to sit on the roof.

And to the ones saying. Why not buy Tesla. Well they already tried. Tesla don't want to sell

 

[MacOSXI]

I can already see the (absurd) price pattern :

-$39K for 100 horsepower​

-$49K for 150 horsepower​

-$59K for 200 horsepower​

 

[OddyOh]

I have very mixed feelings about all of this.

The worst thing is that we'll have 5 years of torture via different media sources beating this topic to death 24/7. I'm already worn out thinking about it.

It's the new Apple Television.

 

[XboxEvolved]

I can already see the (absurd) price pattern :

-$39K for 100 horsepower​

-$49K for 150 horsepower​

-$59K for 200 horsepower​

39k is really wishful thinking. 60k is too. If Apple makes a car, 70k starting price minimum.

 

[Jiz]

Apples first car will be for the Chinese market I predict.