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Apple Has Applied for 248 Car-Related Patents Since 2000
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Yeah, but that AT&T scenario was different.
AT&T being a carrier is different than car manufacturers since they have their own software they use to control various aspects of the car. Carriers don’t have to necessary worry about software for phones… granted they try to control the phone as possible in the early days. But I think it’s two different situations.
The point I’m making is… cars have different layout and in a certain way that helps to differentiate itself from others. I’m not sure the process is going to go as expected in that CarPlay presentation.
I would absolutely agree if it wasn't for the fact that Apple's software has an unusually poor quality control standard! The last thing I'd want in my car is critical software written by Apple!
yes, and for a motor vehicle that has no steering wheel … one charging port needs to be on the bottom so the car can plug into a battery back on wheels …
I think Apple is going to jump straight to teleporter, since an Apple was the first thing successfully teleported
Just go with Android Auto, Google/Alphabet can sure be trusted with your private info
I don't trust Apple in a car because I don't want my car to have unstable software from a software update. We already see the carelessness of Apple's software QA with iOS15. In a car, that's unacceptable.
No way. Tesla has been working on autonomous driving for years, and they still haven’t fully cracked it. There is 0% chance Apple is anywhere close in their AI capabilities. They have to be partnering with someone else.
I’m thinking this as well.
But… if Apple actually is designing a vehicle with inward facing seats with no steering wheel or brake pedal then it sounds to me like they are working on some runabout for work sites, colleges or amusement parks. No way anything like that makes it on public roadways until we reach Minority Report style traffic where every vehicle is autonomous and interacts with one another to avoid crashes and jams.
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It’s going to be ugly. Require a special charging device and only change styling every 12 years. Can’t wait.
Apple has filed for and published a total 248 automobile-related patents since 2000, according to research conducted by Japanese news site Nikkei and Tokyo analytics firm Intellectual Property Landscape.
Patents cover self-driving technology, riding comfort, seats, suspensions, navigation, battery management, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity for car-to-car communication, and more. Apple has filed the most patents related to communication and navigation, followed by autonomous driving.
After Apple submits a patent application, it takes around 18 months for it to be published. Apple has so far had eight car-related patents published from 2021, but additional patents should be granted later this year, and the number of 2021 patents published is expected to exceed the number of patents Apple had published in 2020.
Car-related patent filings began picking up in 2016 after fewer than 10 per year in the 2010s, with Apple filing for 44. Patent filings ticked up even further in 2017, when Apple filed for a record 66 applications.
News of Apple's work on some kind of self-driving vehicle first surfaced in 2014, and since then, we've heard regular rumors about Apple's progress. The work on the car has shifted several times and there were moments when it looked like a full car was not going to happen, but in recent years, changes to the project indicate Apple is indeed pushing for some kind of electric autonomous vehicle to be released by the end of the decade.
Apple has been speaking with various vehicle manufacturers and part suppliers for the last couple years, but it is still not clear who exactly Apple plans to partner with (if any company) for its electric vehicle. Apple's many patents related to windows, seats, suspension, and other physical car components reinforce speculation that Apple is going to release a car rather than simply focus on autonomous driving software.
Recent rumors indicate that Apple has ambitious plans for its self-driving vehicle, with the aim of changing the car market the way the iPhone changed the smartphone market. Apple is exploring a design with four seats that face inward, with no steering wheel or brake pedal.
There is no word on when the Apple Car will be launching, but reliable sources like Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo have suggested that Apple is aiming for a 2025 release.
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A Magic Mouse on wheels with a cheese grater grill, special charging port and considered obsolete after your payments end…. No thanks
Elon Musk seems to think it’s an “open secret” that Apple is making a car or at least was at the time of the quote. Perhaps Apple has pivoted since then.
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Another example would be Ford holds a total of 79,017 patents. I don’t think you’re going to build much of a car with 248 patents.
Agreed.
Imagine how many deaths it'd take before Apple acknowledges there *might* be an issue…
Elon Musk thinks many things… many, many things… complete nutjob.Elon Musk seems to think it’s an “open secret” that Apple is making a car or at least was at the time of the quote. Perhaps Apple has pivoted since then.
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So what? Apple may just need those steering and suspension specialists to integrate the car’s own hardware and Apple’s software better. It still does not necessarily mean Apple are building an actual car themselves.
Could you just imagine it if Apple put in the same level of security they put in their iphones and macbooks into their cars (if they ever get around to making one). The onboard software is only activated by using the owners apple ID but god forbid if the owner forgets their password or some other reason why the password is not working which causes the car to become non functional.
Remember the thousands upon thousands of iphones that became glorified paper weights because Apple said they were unable to unlock the iphones? just think of the same happening to their cars 'sorry, your car is now scrap because we are unable to unlock the onboard computer' lol
Remember the thousands upon thousands of iphones that became glorified paper weights because Apple said they were unable to unlock the iphones? just think of the same happening to their cars 'sorry, your car is now scrap because we are unable to unlock the onboard computer' lol
