I own a Hyundai ioniq electric car. The technology is quite stunning. The driving experience is phenomenal. Incredibly efficient vehicle
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Apple and Hyundai to Sign Apple Car Deal by March With Production Beginning in 2024
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I love Apple but switching from 20 years of high end Mercedes-Benz cars to a Hyundai. Err I don’t think so
I highly doubt they would align themselves with a company who puts out garbage.
While I agree with you the elderly need better solutions the Apple Watch is hardly well designed to address their needs, other than fall protection. The crown is small, the app display is also small and hard to read, even in list mode, etc. If you want to see how hard it is to use, try wearing some thicker gloves and glass that blur your vision a bit.
You are incorrect, Hyundai vehicles are extremely efficient like most apple products. That being said to be honest about elitism I have bought Apple products that have been very poorly made. Face ID comes to mind for a design flaw disaster. Nothing is perfect
Have you seen their new cars lately? New Palisade, new Sonata? They are pretty nice.
I can only speak for myself, but I am on my fourth Hyundai (2021 Sonata Limited) and they have all been great (previous models were a 2011 Elanta Limited, 2014 Elantra GT and 2017 Sonata Limited Sport).
And they are very favorably compared to Lexus (Toyota) and indeed are said to be doing to Lexus what Lexus did to Mercedes and BMW when they entered the market.
I just do not drive enough to warrant the expense, otherwise the G80 would be on my short-list.
There aren’t enough vomit memes on the internet to respond to this news.
From what I've heard the Palisade/Telluride models are really, really good, like almost X7 good (from someone that moved from an X7 to a Telluride).
Given the current price points, that means that Apple's MSRP might start at 50k so they can make a decent profit. Plus they can contract with Hyundai for service.
Given the current price points, that means that Apple's MSRP might start at 50k so they can make a decent profit. Plus they can contract with Hyundai for service.
Only everyone in the tech industry.
Foxconn built most of the smartphones before the iPhone was launched. They assembled for Dell and HP. They made most of the connectors on motherboards. Intel-branded motherboards were made by Foxconn.
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This thread and the other one discussing Apple and Hyundai working together is proof that a lot of folks buy Apple products just for the shiny cool factor even though when this topic comes up everyone says that nobody does that. The only thing making this move controversial for some is that Hyundai is not seen as a cool brand.
If it's built according to the Apple specs and build quality requirements, what's the problem? Car manufacturers work together all the time. Depending where you live in the world, a fancy Mercedes can come with a Renault engine and the overwhelming majority of people don't know that.
If it's built according to the Apple specs and build quality requirements, what's the problem? Car manufacturers work together all the time. Depending where you live in the world, a fancy Mercedes can come with a Renault engine and the overwhelming majority of people don't know that.
I have a hard time imagining that the Porsche/Mercedes/Audi/BMW crowd is going to switch to a Hyundai, even if it has an Apple logo. Maybe it's just my lack of imagination.
Depends what this car looks like. It is conceivable if they are starting with an existing Hyundai platform and adding Apple styling and technology features.
I don't like that Apple is trying to be in every business that it can be. I want them to just focus on making the best computers. The phone, watch, tablet - these are all computing devices. Why does Apple need to make hardware that has nothing to do with computers? I know there will probably be some kind of computer in the car, but it's not really the same thing.
Same thing with HomePod, like I just don't see why they need to be making that when there are several other companies they could partner with on design who make the exact same product. Apple fans will tell you that the HomePod is the best smart speaker they have every owned or whatever, but everyone knows there is really nothing unique about the product, it's just a good rendition of the same thing made by several other companies such as Sonos, Bose, JBL, etc. I understand some projects like AirPods - since they are so essential to using the iPhone that it would feel strange of Apple didn't have their own product in that line.
Same thing with HomePod, like I just don't see why they need to be making that when there are several other companies they could partner with on design who make the exact same product. Apple fans will tell you that the HomePod is the best smart speaker they have every owned or whatever, but everyone knows there is really nothing unique about the product, it's just a good rendition of the same thing made by several other companies such as Sonos, Bose, JBL, etc. I understand some projects like AirPods - since they are so essential to using the iPhone that it would feel strange of Apple didn't have their own product in that line.
Surprised by the negative tone of reactions to Hyundai, which is a massive conglomerate making excellent vehicles that sell in high volumes around the world. I know they don’t have the cachet of a traditional luxury brand, but you cannot objectively argue that overall they make bad or unreliable vehicles when there are tens of millions of buyers and car reviewers who seem perfectly happy with their products.
So random. I’d rather see an Apple drone. I bought one for Christmas and omg the UI and set up is horse crap. Big opportunity for Apple in my opinion but the different laws in every country don’t make that easy I guess
There is theory and then there is reality.
Why do you think Wistron is relegated to manufacturing iPhone SE in India while Foxconn gets to make iPhone 12 in China?