Apple Rumor Ping!
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Posted on 03/01/2015 3:58:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
More likely an iDsel.
Anything they plug into a wall socket and call it a “car” for power is technically an appliance.
Wait.
You have a Time Machine? When did those become commercially available?
Appliance? That’s the idea. We’re more than halfway there with the Camcordimas.
many companies have worked on Titan... only to shutdown development and move developers to other projects once earnings and user subs drop to unacceptable levels
Not I
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Apple didn’t announce they were building a car!
For people who do a lot of commuting, a self-driving car will allow them to do a lot of other productive things during that commute!
Besides that, it will be a boon for parents with teenagers ... they won’t have to drive to get to places. The parents’ insurance costs will go down dramatically!
It’s paying off quickly ... :-) ...
Buying Tesla would be a good way for Apple to bonfire that excess cash.
The only thing about that ... is ... APPLE has had the experience of doing THAT VERY THING!
Good points.
I have a lot of confidence this will happen.
I just hope it isn’t mandated, as that would give the govt total control over personal vehicle movement.
Just think. When the self crashing cars do their thing we can call the occupants “Applesauce”.
After reading your very astute post, I came up with the ultimate realization about what Apple is up to. . . the fusion of the two ideas:
The 3D Printing AppleGarage. You want a Apple car, Select the car choice on your Apple iPad, iPhone or iMac Proteus App and then walk out to your 3D Printing AppleGarage and drive it out. When you are finished with your trip, park it in the AppleGarage and it dissolves it back into its component materials. Next time you want an Apple Truck. . . again, select truck, specifying the type of bed you need, on your Proteus App on which ever device you wish. . . perhaps even scheduling the time you will need it. . . and then Voilá, walk to your 3D Printing AppleGarage and drive it out. . . do the job, and bring it back into the job for recycling of the materials. Want a sporty two seater for a date? Simple. Select it in the Proteus App, and the AppleGarage will produce it for you in just minutes. How about a Utility Van for running to the grocery store? No problem. Just a click away. Vacation Motor Home? Allow an hour. . . but you'll be driving down the road in no time with the 3D Printing AppleGarage! Motorcycle? No problem.
Should I patent it?
Apple has said before that for every “YES” (for a product to market) there are 1,000 “NOs”’. This project (whatever it may be) could be a “NO”!!
AND ... no one actually knows if it is a self-driving car. That is TOTAL SPECULATION!!
Besides that, it will be a boon for parents with teenagers ... they won’t have to drive to get to places. The parents’ insurance costs will go down dramatically!
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And brew pub sales will skyrocket if you don't have to worry about driving home...:^)
The ones they have at their other plants, such as the one they have running their South Carolina Server Farm, not only allowed them to no longer buy energy from the grid, they are selling power back into the grid when they have surplus poser.
Fortunately for Apple, I trust they plan to push into the electrical generation business.
That is what they are doing. That $850 million. . . it was invested with a company whose expertise is already in that area, and will be selling the power to the public as well.
No one has confirmed from Apple that they’re building a car. I wouldn’t rely on articles based on SPECULATION!
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