Apple is alway talking about being a Green company they should look into the pollution from battery making for the EV. What I've read it pretty much a trade off with battery making and ICE cars same amount of pollution just the source is at a different point.
Apple is rumored to be in Asia visiting Toyota as it prepares to lay the supplier groundwork to mass produce a branded car by 2024, according to a new report by DigiTimes.
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Apple representatives were said to have met with South Korea's SK Group and LG Electronics last month to discuss Apple Car development, and now Japan's Toyota is being touted as its next potential destination.
Apple has been working on a car-related project since at least 2014, and at one stage it looked as if the company was scaling back to focus on autonomous vehicle software. However, following several changes in management and hiring, Apple is now believed to be focused on building a car for consumers.
But to do that, the company needs to tap into a whole new supply chain. Apple is expected to rely on a manufacturing partner to build the vehicles, and though it wants to make EV batteries in the United States, it may be seeking partnerships with established vehicle makers like Toyota to do so.
Reuters has previously reported that Apple is developing a new battery design that has the potential to "radically" reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range.
One person who spoke to Reuters described Apple's "monocle" battery technology as "next level" and said that it's similar to "the first time you saw the iPhone."
Reuters' reporting claimed that Apple is aiming to begin production on an Apple-branded self-driving vehicle starting in 2024, so DigiTimes' focus on that date isn't necessarily a shot in the dark. However, delays caused by the ongoing global health crisis or current chip shortage could always push production to 2025 or beyond.
Article Link: Apple Reportedly in Talks With Toyota About Apple Car Production Starting 2024
Actually, all the under-hood components will be welded in place. It won't be possible to replace anything but the glass and tires. Engine dies: Buy a new Apple Car™. There will be Apple Certified Pre-Owned Apple Cars™ for a modest discount and Apple CarCare™ available for a "modest" fee.Cars where you can't open the bonnet, and the car battery is soldered in anyway.
I’m pretty sure Apple would have a hand in many aspects of the design, and obviously bring their tech/software/UI expertise to the table. If Apple wants to make a car, they need a partnership with a company who makes them.I can't even get CarPlay in my 2018 Toyota CH-R, but Toyota is going to make an entire Apple Car?
Nah, Apple would never do anything to help an American Icon.Now it’s Toyota 😂 next week it’ll be Ford 😂
Those “American icons” barely manufacture any of their cars in America today, which isn’t very helpful to American workers. Toyota and Honda have produced more vehicles in America over the past 10-20 years than Ford or GM.Nah, Apple would never do anything to help an American Icon.
Would like to see an American car for a change.
Exactly. The Toyota Camry has been the best selling sedan in America for years now, and that’s where they’re made.Toyota employs over 30,000 American workers.
Exactly. The Toyota Camry has been the best selling sedan in America for years now, and that’s where they’re made.
What do you mean by “beat Tesla”?They can't even get their products lasts a long time due to battery and now we are meant to see a breakthrough for the car? I seriously doubt that.
I don't think anyone can beat Tesla now and not for long time. This article is fishy
Couldn't agree more. Knobs and buttons are required for some functions. It's way too time-consuming to fumble through touchscreen menus to do something simple.Tesla's user interface is the best touch-only user interface in any car. Some competitors are not far behind, but Tesla's is the best. Unfortunately, many consumers prefer physical buttons, and e.g. VW seems to be bringing physical buttons back (upscale Audi Q4 etron has many more buttons than ID.4). Touch-only makes perfect sense if the car is really autonomous, but driving and adjusting settings from a touchscreen at the same time on a bumpy road in bad weather is not very convenient.
This is about "in talks" that doesn't mean that they have selected a partner and are moving forward. This is more of a meet and greet. Apple would need to meet with potential partners and evaluate them.Now it’s Toyota 😂 next week it’ll be Ford 😂
Cars are usually manufactured close to consumers, because a) they have high transportation cost (and long transportation time) and b) cars tend to have high customs duties.Exactly. The Toyota Camry has been the best selling sedan in America for years now, and that’s where they’re made.
One has to wonder if Tesla’s UI design team has done actual testing in a moving car at highway speeds. Sitting at a desk running a computer simulation is no substitute.Couldn't agree more. Knobs and buttons are required for some functions. It's way too time-consuming to fumble through touchscreen menus to do something simple.
Right, I understand that. My point, obtusely made, is that Toyota was very late to the game in adopting CarPlay, yet apparently might make Apple's car. Which struck me as hilarious.I’m pretty sure Apple would have a hand in many aspects of the design, and obviously bring their tech/software/UI expertise to the table. If Apple wants to make a car, they need a partnership with a company who makes them.
Subaru is teasing their new EV SUV, called the Solterra. This is design in conjunction with Toyota who has shown a Toyota branded version, bZ4X, at some auto shows. Looking at the design of that, it totally looks like a rebadged Toyota.Toyota could have prototypes, just waiting for a long-lasting/less expensive battery...we don't know what the world's largest car company has up its sleeve...
No, that was an LG design and manufacturing issue that affected a line of batteries that they supplied to GM, Hyundai, and Kia. Each of those manufacturers are now recalling the affected cars. Some other car manufacturers also source their batteries from LG and are likely watching this process closely. This was absolutely LG's problem. Not all LG batteries have this issue, but any using this design seem to be in trouble.Where did you get that information? LG makes great batteries. Tesla uses them too. Bolt's burning in garages was more likely a GM problem, not an LG problem.
oddly, most cars do have a their own version of a "notch"Will it have a notch?
What do you mean by “beat Tesla”?
If you look at sales figures, Tesla is increasing sales but losing market share especially in Europe. Model 3 is in a relatively narrow segment, and Model Y has a lot of serious competitors (ID.4, Enyaq, Q4 etron, Mach e, Ioniq 5, EV6) in the same segment.
Tesla has been doing a lot in the autonomous driving front — and talking even more. It is somewhere in the middle ground between lidar-based autonomous vehicles and “traditional” camera and radar based systems. However, if we look at the official classification, Tesla is still at SAE Level 2, which is the same as its competitors (with the exception of a few at very restricted Level 3). Level 4 would be great, but apart from grand names such as FSD (which implies Level 5), Tesla is not very close.
Tesla's user interface is the best touch-only user interface in any car. Some competitors are not far behind, but Tesla's is the best. Unfortunately, many consumers prefer physical buttons, and e.g. VW seems to be bringing physical buttons back (upscale Audi Q4 etron has many more buttons than ID.4). Touch-only makes perfect sense if the car is really autonomous, but driving and adjusting settings from a touchscreen at the same time on a bumpy road in bad weather is not very convenient.
Tesla is a great EV manufacturer with powertrain technology second to none. Still, I do not think other manufacturers are trying to "beat Tesla". There will be a lot of competition, and Tesla will be only one of the players. (Please note, the situation in the US is different but Europe and Asia are larger EV markets than the US. If one wants to know what European consumers want to buy, Norway is a good example; Tesla's market share in 2021H1 was around 20 % in registration numbers.)
I drive a RAV4 Prime. Fantastic car with incredible integration of electric / internal combustion engine. The remote phone app sucks / barely usable. The watch app is even worse and missing features that are advertised. The built in GPS integrates nicely with turn-by-turn instructions on the heads-up display, except the built-in GPS is so bad, it's unusable - sending me to the middle of a lake when going to a park 3 miles away and taking me on local roads / adding an hour to what should have been a 2 hour highway drive (google maps & Waze both confirmed there the highway route was clear). I can't find out how many MPG I'm getting when running on gas if I've been running on EV at all (it gives MPG including the EV so I often see anything from 50mpg to 199mpg)....It's as if everything informational / electronic was an afterthought on this otherwise well designed and well thought out vehicle. Toyota could really use an Apple to kick them in the electronic arse.Why would you assume Toyota knows nothing about IT? 🙄
Those are mainly oil industry talking points.Apple is alway talking about being a Green company they should look into the pollution from battery making for the EV. What I've read it pretty much a trade off with battery making and ICE cars same amount of pollution just the source is at a different point.
I drive a RAV4 Prime. Fantastic car with incredible integration of electric / internal combustion engine. The remote phone app sucks / barely usable. The watch app is even worse and missing features that are advertised. The built in GPS integrates nicely with turn-by-turn instructions on the heads-up display, except the built-in GPS is so bad, it's unusable - sending me to the middle of a lake when going to a park 3 miles away and taking me on local roads / adding an hour to what should have been a 2 hour highway drive (google maps & Waze both confirmed there the highway route was clear). I can't find out how many MPG I'm getting when running on gas if I've been running on EV at all (it gives MPG including the EV so I often see anything from 50mpg to 199mpg)....It's as if everything informational / electronic was an afterthought on this otherwise well designed and well thought out vehicle. Toyota could really use an Apple to kick them in the electronic arse.