Sorry, you’ll have to wait another year for an “Apple Car.” An Apple-branded vehicle won’t be available in 2020, but has been pushed back to 2021, according to The Information.
Of course, Apple hasn’t confirmed any automotive plans, much less mentioned a release date. But that hasn’t stopped The Information from musing that “With seemingly another three to five years of research and development ahead, Apple’s roadmap could change.”
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In case you haven’t heard all the speculation about an Apple Car, I’ll give you an updated. The Wall Street Journal says Apple’s car project is code-named “Titan.” Bloomberg Business claims that Apple, “which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020.” 9to5Mac has compiled a list of automotive experts hired by Apple and says “it’s clear Apple’s ambitions go well beyond just its iOS-based CarPlay in-dash system.” BGR notes any “Applemobile” will likely be an electric car of some kind, especially given Apple CEO Tim Cook’s dedication to expanding the use of greener energy.
A 2015 article by Scott Nyquist thinks the “car of the future” (not necessarily one built by Apple) will:
- Weigh much less. “Carmakers are investing heavily in figuring out how to adapt costly carbon fiber to manufacturing.”
- Be greener. “Future cars will certainly spew fewer particulates and greenhouse-gas emissions.”
- Be self-driving (although that may take longer than 10 or even 20 years to become the norm).
- Do self-diagnostics, such as telling you when a tire is low or a brake pad needs replacing.
- Interact with users. The future car could detect if you’re sleepy and take appropriate action if you’re driving.
- Interact with other cars. Future cars may “talk” to each other to, for example, send a warning signal when they’re getting too close.
- Interact with infrastructure. embedded sensors would let vehicles know about road or traffic conditions.
- Offer augmented reality. Dashboards will be able to spot and identify objects on the road ahead.
- Be a hybrid vehicle or electric only. Personally, I’d bet that an Apple Car will be electric only.
If/when an Apple Car arrives, it certainly won’t be inexpensive. So if The Information is right, you have another year to save up for one!
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