Anyone thinking that driving that car would be cool needs some serious retrospective time.
Sadly I think many will just get the dang thing, no matter how hideous it is, just because of the brand.
You're mocking it for that, but I actually kinda like it. The VW Bus was and still is an all-time classic design. Sure it's not for everyone and Tesla snobs will scoff, but I can see a lot of people being interested in this design (there's a lot more to it on their website apart from the exterior). Of course, there is a large crossover of Apple customers and Tesla snobs so maybe it's for the best they passed. But I like it.So who else isn't surprised Apple was lusting over their autonomous car being a frickin "future" VW Bus?!?!
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Of course, that would be like Steve Jobs taking orders from Tim Cook!No company can work with Tesla with Elon there. He would not take orders or directions from others.
Good God, that looks like total crap. Seriously, Apple? If you want people to buy this then you'd better partner with a car company that's known for awesome style.
I wouldn’t worry too much. They won’t make it to market unless they meet modern safety standards. They will, allegedly, have a five-star crash rating.Multi-passenger, compact, AWD, translatable storage – minivans are the ultimate. No use for a sports car if you're never going more than 55 MPH or you're stuck in traffic. Teslas look nice, though still quite a bit like every other luxury car. Little worried about the crash test on these.
Of course, that would be like Steve Jobs taking orders from Tim Cook!
Mind you, a Korean company with significant US manufacturing. Almost all of the US market cars made by the Asian car companies are, in fact, manufactured in the US (I can’t guarantee every component is US made, but cars typically use Just In Time manufacturing, so it doesn’t make a lot of sense to import a bunch of manufactured parts and have them sitting around until you finally use them all).Apple is doing what it knows...get a Korean company to make it. The Hyundai car deal resembles their arrangement with Samsung for iPhones...
Canada has substantial capacity to make autos. Apple could build their electric auto with Canadian companies. One benefit is their people would not need to fly to Asia as often.
To an extent. It’s not like you could make a Ford Focus from a Ford Super Duty Cabin truck chassis (yes, Ford actually sells a truck model that has a bare chassis for the rear section, to serve as a platform for industrial uses like tow trucks and cherry pickers, that sort of thing). To make an individual electric car would need a new platform, you couldn’t just use a minibus platform. (And you probably wouldn’t want to use “a skateboard with a cab bolted on top of it” if you’re creating a luxury car, you’d probably put the battery and motor mechanics in front of the passenger compartment so as to have a lower profile, unless you’re going for some sort of quasi-SUV thing.)The short sightedness of the peanut gallery is hilarious. The electric car platform is literally a skateboard with a cab bolted on top of it. Apple can craft their own cab. As someone pointed out earlier. In a lineup of products they offer, B2B is probably the only product Apple had any interest in. People suck more and more every time they open their irrational little minds.
My friend, look at the site. Specifically the B2B category.To an extent. It’s not like you could make a Ford Focus from a Ford Super Duty Cabin truck chassis (yes, Ford actually sells a truck model that has a bare chassis for the rear section, to serve as a platform for industrial uses like tow trucks and cherry pickers, that sort of thing). To make an individual electric car would need a new platform, you couldn’t just use a minibus platform. (And you probably wouldn’t want to use “a skateboard with a cab bolted on top of it” if you’re creating a luxury car, you’d probably put the battery and motor mechanics in front of the passenger compartment so as to have a lower profile, unless you’re going for some sort of quasi-SUV thing.)