Posted on 03/01/2015 3:58:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Just a few weeks ago, the idea that Apple might make a car seemed like an outlandish rumour. Today, it's accepted by many as gospel. Numerous reports have filtered through in recent days, providing more detail on Apple's automotive ambitions.
Of course, nothing has been confirmed yet. The Apple Car would be a massive, multi-year undertaking. But here's what we've heard so far:
It's called Project Titan. The detail comes via a report from the Wall Street Journal.
It's an electric car. This puts the company in competition with Tesla, which develops cutting edge electric-powered vehicles. VC and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has predicted Apple will acquire Tesla in 18 months for an eye-watering $75 billion. Apple CEO Tim Cook has also expressed a repeated interest in renewable energy. The company recently announced it's building a $850 million solar plant to power its California operations.
It looks like a minivan. The prototype could be subject to change before it hits the roads, however.
Apple has hundreds of people working on Project Titan, including senior figures from the automotive industry. This includes former Ford engineer Steve Zadesky, who helped build the iPhone. There's also Johann Jungwirth, who was Mercedes Benz's R&D chief before being hired by Apple in September 2014.
Apple employees have been working on Project Titan for more than a year, and this team has permission to grow to 1,000-strong. This is backed up by a previous FT report, which claimed Apple has "dozens" of employees working at a "new top-secret research lab" and is "recruiting experts in automotive technology and vehicle design."
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That’s a good point, along with no more drunk driving arrests. There are all sorts of benefits here!!
Tesla cannot possibly be worth $75 billion. Their sales have been less than $1 billion in their entire history. Apple could buy it right now for $26 billion. Heck, Apple could buy controlling interest in ALL of the American auto industry for $85 Billion and still have $100 Billion left in the bank!
TOTAL $169 Billion.
Would these cars have any serviceable parts? If so, would I need a pentalobe socket set to work with them?
On the other hand, they won’t be ugly.
I wonder if they know that Toyota makes a pickup called the Titan...
Yes, patent it. Immediately. Not joking.
iTater
thats it!!
OK, you’ve revealed yourself as a beemer fanatic.
That reminds me of my cousin, she's 78 and scares me when she drives. As in straddling two lanes because she can't stay within one lane.
What I predict for aging baby boomers is a need for mobile aids such as electric wheelchairs, etc. Electric motor assists for bicycles are becoming hot. How about self-driving robotic exo-skeletons that can also climb stairs, and eslf-driving wheelchairs? You're right that we'll see a huge increase in frail baby boomers.
Rather than look at self-driving electric cars, I would invest in mobility aids for seniors, it's going to be a growth market.
This thread is about cars.
You posted a really BIG picture in a thread about cars.
But I didn’t notice any cars in the picture.
Actually that’s Nissan, Toyota’s is the Tundra
But based on the lousy sales, it’s more like the Titanic
Let me guess. When the battery finally gives out of your old Apple Car, it’s cheaper to throw out your old Apple Car and simply buy the next gen Apple Car instead.
I just threw that in to see if you would catch it
When did they become commercially available?
I bought mine sometime next month.
You should post this. Pls ping me if you do :-).
http://petapixel.com/2015/03/01/20-of-apples-favorite-photos-shot-with-the-iphone-6/
Apple has never admitted anything about it.
Cute
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