Apple Car Production Slated for 2024 With 'Next Level' Battery Technology

MacAddict1978 said:
Apple Car Mini: $24,000
Apple Car: $29,000
Apple Car Pro: $38,000
Apple Car Pro Plus: $52,000

Mag Safe Charger for Apple Car sold separately: $25,000

Dongle for Apple Car Charger to work with the global universal standard: $20,000
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Also, the car doesn't have an off switch. you gotta put it in a special car cover every night

Haha it's just too easy sometimes 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
citysnaps said:
Have to admit this has been one of the most entertaining threads on MR in a long time. A knee-slapper supreme.

It reminds me when Apple announced the iPhone and the reactions of the breathless, making sure everyone knew how stupid it would be competing against the telecom and handset industry giants of the time, Motorola, Ericsson, and Nokia, collectively known as MEN. Where are they now? Waiting for the reflexive yeah-buts...

Déjà vu all over again!
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those all have a common theme, consumer electronics. Computer, phone, earbuds etc. A car is not a consumer electronic device. That’s what causes pause for me. You would even have to admit that this is a big departure from their core competence. obviously that talent can be hired, but it’s such a large departure from their current portfolio that has me believe that they’re working on aspects of it to own the patents rather than to produce an actual car.

Maybe I’m wrong but IF they were to build a car, I think they heavily focus on renting/leasing rather than full ownership since that would fit more in line with their focus towards monthly payments and services. IE for a single payment a month, you get the Apple car, insurance and all typical service, payment+ gets you accidental repairs with a copay, payment++ covers any and all fixes needed.
 
Bind people can drive in 2024? And lower car crash rates worldwide?
That's what I expect from Apple Car.

P.S. Apple car rumors wrap-up:
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Seoras said:
Let me spell it out nice and simple for those who aren't getting my statement that the car industry is now a software industry (which is why TSLA is valued so high).
There's an old saying in software development - "9 women can't make a baby in 1 month".
Apple had been doing software for decades when they got into the phone business.
The market leaders hadn't. They'd just been making phones that were just phones.
They couldn't catch up with Apple because software development is a long and slow process.
Nokia sold its phone business to Microsoft.

Same in the car industry, the market leaders have for nearly a century been kings of mechanical engineering.
Now cars are changing. Engines replaced with batteries and electric motors.
For the likes of GM,Ford,BMW,Merc to catch up with Tesla they'd need to have started developing software 10+ years ago. That's why TSLA is valued ridiculously high on the stock market.

Software is Apple's bread and butter. They've now earned their chops in silicon and have a respected design team.
The other thing you should remember/know about the car industry is that everyone in it buys each others parts.
Tesla's original roadster had a Lotus Elise chassis.
So not having a chassis, wheels etc isn't a block to entry for the likes of Apple.
In fact Apple could just licence its software to the incumbents who Tesla has let behind, I don't think they will, but it is an option.
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You spell poorly and you're still wrong.

What does the average consumer want in a car?
1) It gets me where I need to go
2) It doesn't break

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4,983,123) software

It's actually more reasonable to say "we shouldn't touch the software once the car runs"

Your view of the car industry is completely myopic.
 
AustinIllini said:
You spell poorly and you're still wrong.

What does the average consumer want in a car?
1) It gets me where I need to go
2) It doesn't break

...

4,983,123) software

It's actually more reasonable to say "we shouldn't touch the software once the car runs"

Your view of the car industry is completely myopic.
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You remind me of the Blackberry lovers who said "I need a keyboard!"
 
Seoras said:
You remind me of the Blackberry lovers who said "I need a keyboard!"
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Because the iPhone doesn't have a keyboard?

We get it. You don't understand. You don't understand Tesla and you don't understand the car industry. Just leave it.

You made your inaccurate point. Repeating it won't actually make it any more accurate.
 
i'm sure it will be much better than the crap on the market. look what apple carplay did to car entertainment systems. Took them to a new level and forced them to do better.
 
People will buy it for the same reason they buy Tesla's... proof that you have more money than you know what to do with.
 
I'm not sure what Apple knows about batteries, but I have a swollen battery with only 90 charging cycles in my MacBook and I'm awaiting for it to explode shortly. 🤯
 
pmiles said:
People will buy it for the same reason they buy Tesla's... proof that you have more money than you know what to do with.
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My model s is the best car I’ve ever owned. Better, even, then the Porsche Boxster I drove before it.
 
adamjackson said:
I used to be excited about the prospect of an Apple Car. As a huge apple fanboy since the late-90s, anything with an apple logo on it I wanted to buy even the market-duds that really weren't sold at a good price or features to penetrate the sector.

But as I get older (34 now) and I have owned more vehicles (400 horsepower hot hatch (Golf R), Corolla, Camry, Faux-UV (ford escape) Wagon (golf estate), maxima and now a Hyundai Ioniq fully electric, I don't think Apple is capable of making a car that will really solve any issues or appeal to the general public.

This car will need to be sub-50K, will need to best Tesla at design, service, support, buying experience and it'll never have Tesla's super charger network and it will need to be flexible enough to not require apple service stations and repairs. Sort of like how I'm glad Apple never tried the MVNO route with iPhone, I'd like / prefer Apple to make a platform and license that to others struggling to compete with Tesla. AppleCar becomes a platform other companies can build on top of with self-driving AI technology and infotainment along with crash test scores & range that better Tesla then we can get the Bolt EV, Ioniq and E-Golf, aka sub-standard RVs onto a platform that allows them to compete with Tesla and for Apple to get their experience in more customer hands without apple having to do any of the 'car things' that they'd have to do.

if Apple can make a platform (hardware & software) and license it out, then they don't have to worry about warranties, support, service, financing, leasing, charging networks. They basically become like Bosch or Denso in that regard.
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Wow. You’ve owned a lot of cars for a 34-year old.
 
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