I can only hope that security is built in from day one & the "S' version is for speed!
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Apple in Discussions With Bay Area Test Track Focused on Self-Driving Cars
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I can only hope that security is built in from day one & the "S' version is for speed!
And how exactly are electric cars fundamentally flawed?
Yeah, and after Apple gets people thinking about spending $50-100k on a car everything else they make will seem so cheap by comparison sales will explode!
The automated testing area is a military base that has been disused for 20 years and is going to be redeveloped starting 2 years from now. The road you see in the foreground of the photo has long been abandoned. The Bridge you see in the photo is still in use. Here is where the photo was taken:
https://goo.gl/maps/VR1dP
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Here is the view from on top of the bridge:
https://goo.gl/maps/QFH5f
EDIT 2: This is also within a few miles of where the first Apple Mapping vans were observed.
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I buy cheap used vehicles since I think buying new is a rip off so this isn't for me. I expect Apple to come after Tesla's market of expensive electric vehicles.
Apple or its executives (or both) deeply enamored with Tesla, I'd be happy to see Apple buy them. Currently, despite the Tesla Apologists defense, they're still operating on our money via the government. Several articles have surfaced recently citing the huge losses per car sold and how they're burning through cash at an alarming rate. But being the "cool car" Silicon Valley technologists love to be seen in, the reality gets hidden and its image is still intact.
Apple could buy Tesla now before it self destructs, like we buy a beverage and Elon Musk can still walk away with his carefully crafted image in one piece. However that said, word on the street is the vast amount of invaluable credits gifted to Tesla by a starry eyed hero worshipping high ranking Washington official are worth a fortune and sought after by Washington's favorite (read Sacred Cow) domestic car manufacturer that's operating in the red, but camouflaged by some wonky accounting.
Where a pure Apple Car is concerned I don't doubt for one millisecond that Apple could pull it off, I just don't see a true benefit other than nourishing their insatiable ego. Which is actually a great reason to challenge J. Ive and let him showcase his talents. It would certainly satisfy Apples appetite for constant headlines.
Trust me, Tesla is not going anywhere. Tesla will be like this forever, living on taxpayer subsidies.
I've never heard so much tosh in all my life.. The same way that the 17k digital watches have meant that there's lines 3 miles long for the 350 buck cheapo version.. Do you actually believe this stuff.. The 100k car club is such a closed shop.. Very few sales compared with mainstream card, so what you are saying is that if Apple made a 100k car that no one bought, millions of kids would rush out and buy ipads through some weird delusion of shared grandeur.. Oh my.... For the 2nd nite in a row I'm gonna go next door and hit myself in the face with a hammer, it will be less painful than reading this..
Nice cherry-picking. He's responsible for iOS.Call the guy that gave us Apple Maps?
I don't believe that Apple has a car that's in the early testing stage, as the article states. I don't believe that Apple has a car at all yet. I believe that this is jumping the gun,
Wow! These are soo exciting, self driving boring cars IMO.
Still, don't know if they are building a car or what, but if they do personally I find it absolutely nuts! It would cost them so much money, is a field they have zero experience in, apart from designing some stuff for Jaguar. Are they going to setup a global network of dealers and servicing centres because you won't be able to drive into the mall to that Genius Bar.
Wait and see I guess, but then again we got endless rumours about a real TV set for years and years that has amounted to nothing.
Still, don't know if they are building a car or what, but if they do personally I find it absolutely nuts! It would cost them so much money, is a field they have zero experience in, apart from designing some stuff for Jaguar. Are they going to setup a global network of dealers and servicing centres because you won't be able to drive into the mall to that Genius Bar.
Wait and see I guess, but then again we got endless rumours about a real TV set for years and years that has amounted to nothing.
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Of course you picked one of the top grossers that has established itself over decades, makes dozens of different car models, sells on scale and does it worldwide, and sells more than just cars. That's like telling kids that pro basketball is a good career because some of those guys make tens of millions of dollars every year.
And you're seriously comparing the cell phone market with the auto industry? The auto industry is several orders more complex than the cell phone market. Making the leap from one electronic product to another electronic product is nowhere near going from electronics to heavy, safety-critical machines which also require more electronics.
How many people will be lining up to sue Apple when anything goes wrong with the car? Plenty. Just look at how much Apple is attacked whenever a new product is launched (antennas, bending, etc.). Now tack on people complaining that an Apple car injured them. Apple will be tied up in litigation forever.
You need to re-read what I wrote. I wrote: "People need to give up on this idea of Apple building a car. They will never do it. They are working on in-car electronics. And they should work with Tesla (or buy Tesla, too)."
I clearly stated that Apple will never build a car and that they are working on the electronics. The notion of working with or buying Tesla is to have a hardware platform for the electronics (and minimal hardware). I never stated that they are doing absolutely nothing with the auto industry.
Apple had experience making electronics and they introduced another electronic product with the iPhone. You think that's on the same magnitude as an electronics company building an entire car??? That's like saying, "Well, I did a great job mowing the lawn so now I'm ready to go to the moon."
Self driving Apple cars for mindless lemmings. All part of Apple's plan for complete control of the world.
All part of Apple's plan for complete control of the world.Ha. The federal tax credit gets phased out after 200K vehicles produced. And if you are talking about ZEV credit sales, those are borderline immaterial when compared to their total automotive revenue. I bet you believe the ridiculous news reports of Tesla losing $4k a car as well while having gross margins over 20%.
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One thing people forget is that before the iPhone was the ROKR. CarPlay is a lot like the ROKR - sort of wonky, dependent on other companies for its implementation, and done on someone else's schedule in someone else's hardware.
Apple hates that, but is willing to do that to learn.
Maybe Apple's doing something smart, like making existing cars into self-driving ones. Maybe Apple's going to do the HUD thing, which would be pretty neat in and of itself. Apple is actually capable of going all the way and making its own car, just like it did with the iPhone. But without FoxConn Apple could never have built the iPhone. Neither Apple's nor its current partners are making the massive infrastructure investment needed to manufacture a new car.
They're obviously doing something. I hope it's making today's cars self-driving...but only the team knows for sure.
Apple hates that, but is willing to do that to learn.
Maybe Apple's doing something smart, like making existing cars into self-driving ones. Maybe Apple's going to do the HUD thing, which would be pretty neat in and of itself. Apple is actually capable of going all the way and making its own car, just like it did with the iPhone. But without FoxConn Apple could never have built the iPhone. Neither Apple's nor its current partners are making the massive infrastructure investment needed to manufacture a new car.
They're obviously doing something. I hope it's making today's cars self-driving...but only the team knows for sure.