Jony Ive Once Insisted on Apple Car Without a Steering Wheel

[TheSkywalker77]

Steering wheel and engine sold separately.

 

[Trusteft]

Character assassination already?

 

[JosephAW]

I agree. Just a joystick is needed for speeds below 10mph in unmapped and off road areas.

 

[ignatius345]

"Courage"

 

[satchmo]

Ive instead wanted the vehicle to be controlled by Siri,

Never go full retard.

 

[Suckfest 9001]

Siri can barely even make reminders ffs. Damn joker, good riddance

 

[Gutwrench]

A true self driving car wouldn't need the function of a steering wheel, so why not let other forms and functions take its place?

I know it sounds funny on first glance but once you start thinking about it, it actually makes a lot of sense.

Reminds me of programmers who assume their code always receives pristine data.

 

[scrapesleon]

No steering oh wait what could possibly go wrong

 

[kelvin.lau]

Jony knows what's up. Jony needs to be rehired as CEDO - Chief Executive Design Officer. Gives him veto authority over the CEO on decisions related to design.

 

[Tonewheel]

Perhaps he should invent the iRazor.

 

[kironin]

Given Elon's comments of the vision of where Tesla is going over the next decade at the investors meeting some months ago, it's pretty funny all the comments about Ive's design suggestion of no steering wheel being stupid. Because that is exactly the vision of Tesla, they plan to keep removing things from the inside and he specifically mentioned that at some point the steering wheel would be gone. This was a several hour meeting where he had a parade of tech guys discuss in great technical detail why they could evolve to this.

And The Atlantic Monthly just had an feature article in May discussing Ford's choice to hire an interior design guy as CEO and the future trend of self-driving cars.

Far from being stupid, Ives's idea is simply what's coming and going to happen sooner than you think. There are kids being born now, that possibly when in their late teens will never need to get a driver's license and will look at you like you are stupid when you talk about a car needing a steering wheel.

 

[GenesisST]

I think the first few generations of self driving cars should have some form human controls. At least from my pov

I know I won't be comfortable without at least an illusion of control.

You don't undo 20+ years as a driver (and worse, backseat driver!!) in one day!

 

[Kaibelf]

Creative team brainstorms and not every idea is tenable. News at 11!

 

[Vasilioskn]

Bye jony

 

[B4U]

Unless that's something really new (past week), NHTSA is still getting public opinion on the matter. No decision has been made.

Ah, my bad. Just got it backwards.
It is GM that decided to no longer request the approval.

 

[groove-agent]

Jony's contributions are legendary, from the central role he played in Apple's revival beginning in the late 90s, through the iPhone and perhaps his most ambitious project, Apple Park, where he has put so much of his energy and care in the past few years.

Ironically, during this time there were very few Mac innovations and refreshes from Apple. This was the time frame Apple was accused of abandoning the Pro customers. Now that the Apple campus is done, we're seeing Pro products again. Coincidence?

 

[limo79]

If I want to feel freedom I am choosing subway Jonny dIve.

 

[groove-agent]

I can't even get Siri to control Apple Music properly. She's stupid as a back of rocks. I would never let her drive my car.

Jony had a lot of good ideas.. but having Siri control a car isn't one of them...

 

[travelsheep]

It would be so much better if it was on the top of the mouse so I could at least still use it while charging as lets admit it we all will at some point forget to charge our mouse until we need it..

Should have been in front, like a cabled mouse ... cable removable.

 

[rugmankc]

A car without a steering wheel is not a crazy idea and it will be a part of car design on a not too distant future.

Maybe, but hopefully I will be gone--

 

[whooleytoo]

"Hey Siri, turn left"
"Here's what I found on the web for: turn left"

Siri:
Now playing: "Turn Left" by "Snavs and Wide Awake".
Sorry I missed that, what does "AAAAAAAAaaaaaaah" mean?

 

[sahnjuro]

IDK about lack of steering wheel. Autonomous vehicles are still pretty far away.

 

[milkrocket]

Typical designers. Once they get good at their work, they forget about the most important thing - functionality

 

[brianvictor7]

Give me a game controller over a steering wheel any day

 

[robertcoogan]

He wanted the car to have no driving wheel and controlled through Siri. Okay.

Does it come with a headphone jack at least?