Apple May Have Found New Partners for Its EV Project [Apple car, LG, Magna]

Car and Driver ^ | April 14, 2021 | Annie White

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A report from Korea Times says Apple is close to finalizing deals with LG and Magna International to build the long-rumored Apple Car...

The new rumors say Apple is close to signing a deal in which it would partner with Canadian manufacturer Magna International to build an EV powered by LG-supplied batteries and running on Apple software.

So far none of the companies involved have commented on the reported negotiations, so there's no guarantee that this deal will be finalized or that it will result in a physical car...

If the reports circulating now are correct (none of the three companies responded immediately to our request for comment), Apple may be close to inking a deal to sell self-driving cars built by a joint venture between Korean tech company LG, and Magna International. LG's automotive batteries are already in over a million hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles, including in the Chevrolet Bolt EV and the Hyundai Kona Electric. Magna is a Canadian manufacturing company that supplies parts to dozens of auto manufacturers worldwide, including BMW, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, and Volkswagen. The joint venture between the two, still in its infancy, is working under the title LG Magna e-Powertrain, and will (theoretically, eventually) design and supply electric motors, inverters, and onboard chargers.

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(Ready?) that's how they rollll.

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The other features of the Apple car:

It will flash a reminder on your windscreen every 10 minutes telling you to log-in to your account

It will automatically shut down your car and re-boot with new security features while you are on the highway

Will purposefully slow down your car after 3 years to force you to buy a new model

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If you try to use the in-car mobile hotspot and touchscreen device to surf to FreeRepublic, the car will stop moving until you've made a confessional video and undergone reeducation.

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I can see you are confused. AAPL which does not mimic Windows which has been known to register a divide by zero execution at the most unfortunate of times, forcing you to steer your now powerless vehicle off the road safely before the speeding semi behind you hits.