and the two biggest comments:
1. Sooo... they never did build it.
2. Didn't see that coming....
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Apple Car Talks With Daimler and BMW Fell Apart Over Leadership Issues, iCloud
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and the two biggest comments:
1. Sooo... they never did build it.
2. Didn't see that coming....
Fbi- we need apple to unlock the apple car
Apple should have bought Tesla years ago. Although I doubt Musk woulda sold. Apple has more money than most countries. They should just build their own car manufacturing plant here in the US. Perhaps in Detroit. Revitalize the city and the US auto manufacturing industry as a whole. Bam!.
Google sell *anonymous* data....
What does it mean to "complete work" on this? Is this when the design is ready for production? Or when the factories are actually ready to produce it? Or when customers start receiving it?
Lots of issues come up when you first mass produce a car - they're going to need to be quick to catch issues and recall them before they make too many defective cars.
I expect that Apple is going to underestimate the difficulty of making a car. They'll say that they've learned from Tesla's mistakes and that they won't make the same ones... but I just don't expect this to go well for Apple.
or ... Siri. This is Officer Smith. Please state all car details for the last 10 minutes.
Is that right?
Thanks Siri.
Sir, would you please step out of the car....
No, and that wasn't the point. They make particular privacy guarantees and are responsible for observing various privacy laws. They cannot cede to a third party control over customer data unless they control the process (or are willing to assume the risk of trusting the third party). Apple will not give them that level of control over iCloud. That creates an impasse. There are ways around that problem, but only if one party or the other gives up substantial control.
Recent article stated Apple was beefing up their lobbying arm. The car might be the main reason. Even if this car comes to fruition, Apple is still going to have to spend a ton of money on ancillary lobbying efforts to get the cars sold in various states. Currently dealership owners in several states have a monopoly on selling cars. Tesla can tell Apple all about the shenanigans of state and local politicians when it comes to selling cars without franchised dealerships. It's a clusterf.
On topic: I think Apple is only going to be able to use a contract manufacturer to build this car. No branded manufacturer is going to cede control like Apple wants.
On topic: I think Apple is only going to be able to use a contract manufacturer to build this car. No branded manufacturer is going to cede control like Apple wants.
Warranty and service issues, amongst other reasons.
If the motor blows up and BMW records indicate that it was
being run with two few quarts of oil, the warranty claim would be denied.
Exactly. Apple might end up buying Hyundai or somebody.
Plus they'll have the advantage of using airbags instead of suicide nets.
Only being contract manufacturers is precisely what these companies don't want, because they know that there is greater value in the consumer data and customer experience.
Regarding the privacy thing, I believe it. You have to realize that data protection has a much higher priority in Germany (and other European countries) than in the US, and consumers have far-reaching rights regarding the control over their own data. Just look at the recent overturning of the US/European Safe Harbor agreement by the EU court of justice. While Apple has better privacy standards than many other Silicon Valley companies, their policies are still pretty loose by European standards.
Oh yes. I want a 2 ton hunk of metal to be powered by iCloud. The service Apple barely keeps relevant and relies on other competitor's cloud platforms.
Well Sergio, CEO of FCA, is looking to combine with other major companies, maybe he would be more inclined to do so with Apple. It could be called the FCA+A
Perhaps Apple could contact Samsung, who already make cars to build the car for them as they do with other aspects of other Apple devices. Just give Samsung the specs you want 
I prefer an Apple-Tesla combined effort, too!
Not all Tesla models need to be Apple cars, but sharing will do great things for both companies.
That video was really really really really really really really dumb.
I don't know how "420 friendly" anyone got today, but there's not enough weed in the world to make that even slightly humorous... the Siri/Apple Maps joke was very mildly amusing & EVERYTHING else fell flat. "Store the bodies of suicidal Apple factory workers in the spacious trunk!" Really??! Classless, tacky, & horrible on every level. Bad judgement call.... there's prolly like a few hundred mock Apple Car vids out there. Was your goal: post the worst and lamest one?
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