Who needs a car when to go anywhere all one needs to do is don their Apple Vision Pro and you are there!
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Apple Cancels Electric Car Project
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False. I just took an 1,100 mile road trip in my Model X... didn't have to stop and charge for close to 270ish miles at a time... each stop was about 25 minutes which was enough for my family to use the restroom stretch our legs and grab a snack. The trip only took me maybe 30-40 minutes more than it would take me with a gas car in the past.
Oh and by the way the whole thing cost me about $60 in super charging, whereas it would have been easily over $300 in gas.
I guess Apple's lawyers couldn't successfully negotiate a license with the estate of Richard Scarry:
There's no reason Apple needs to own the car, they need to own the interface. They likely learned enough to know how to offer the integrations that will help keep their devices relevant (CarKey, CarPlay upgrades, etc.). The money is going to be in the other things you can do if your car drives itself. If Apple can get you on an Apple device, or using Apple services, they make money. If Google gets you on a Google device, browsing the web, etc., they make money. They never needed the car, they want your extra free time and eyeballs.
What type are those new tires? Or did you perhaps change your driving habits?
Because from what I've read all EVs just chew through tires like a puppy.
Maybe they will start working on floaty chairs.
Thank God!
We do most certainly not need any more electric cars or electric car brands.
And definitely not if it's just about the same as every other product out there.
We do most certainly not need any more electric cars or electric car brands.
And definitely not if it's just about the same as every other product out there.
Well, almost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded_AutomotiveWe’re glad that MS didn’t make cars either.
So, Apple cancels potentially something innovative and unique, but we hear about how they are EXPLORING, “smart rings”, “HomePods with screens”, “AirPods with cameras”, and “smart glasses that do not even have screens”?? I predict that in the coming decades Apple is going to be SEVERELY behind in many technological categories. It has already begun with other companies (XReal, Waymo, Tesla, Lenovo, Samsung, ChatGPT, Google, etc.) who have RELEASED compelling and bleeding edge technologies. I truly wonder how long Tim Cook has before he has to retire or is ousted.
Car Play in 17.4 does seem to be very intuitive. From Auto settings, climate, cameras…etc.
Car manufacturers will end up paying Apple to license CarPlay.
Plus it’s a lot cheaper to built on to iOS than an entire car will cost $100,000 out the gate. (Before taxes).
Unless Apple wants to put a bid for Lucid.
Car manufacturers will end up paying Apple to license CarPlay.
Plus it’s a lot cheaper to built on to iOS than an entire car will cost $100,000 out the gate. (Before taxes).
Unless Apple wants to put a bid for Lucid.
Right. These are the same decision makers that think a microwave strapped to a face is the next big thing.
I can see this being cancelled.
Apple likely wanted to partner with existing manufactures or some other platform for repairs and servicing. Personally I view servicing as the biggest barrier to the automotive industry. Why buy a car if there are no service centers?
For me, the nearest Polestar service center is a Volvo dealer 80-90 miles away.
The nearest Rivian service is unknown.
Tesla is also 80-90 miles away.
Apple was likely unable to work out any servicing contracts with existing, nationwide businesses. Let's not consider the cost of production, where would they build this? They'd have to build out a factory and that's incredibly heavy on up front cost.
I really don't think it was the tech, but the physical and material needs and support. Like you, I'd love to see Apple Car living on through software such as CarPlay and even a stack for self driving; the actual car is definitely cancelled.
Good.
Now they can focus on MacOS and make it more usable. My pet peeve. Mail --> about a decade behind other mail clients. Address Book --> Can we get an easy and decent envelope printing method? Network --> Simpler UI. Scanning (Image Capture) --> It looks like it is stuck in 1990.
Now they can focus on MacOS and make it more usable. My pet peeve. Mail --> about a decade behind other mail clients. Address Book --> Can we get an easy and decent envelope printing method? Network --> Simpler UI. Scanning (Image Capture) --> It looks like it is stuck in 1990.
You probably got a bunch of notifications already but over their life time EV's are farrrr more efficient and better for the enviroment then the most modern ICE vehicle. After so many decades, most ICE engine can barely hit 40% fuel efficiency if they are lucky. Compared to EV's that are starting at 70% efficiency.
Sure an EV right of the lot has contributed way more to the detriment of the environment but over a decade it comes out far ahead.
They realized they could sell Vision Pro at the price of a used car instead
Has to be a lot of work done and data collected on self driving by this point in the project, maybe if we're all lucky apple will opensource some of that work for various OSS robotics/etc projects to incorporate so it isnt wasted work
And with a finite resource such as oil and gas, what do you propose would be the solution for powering vehicles? We don’t need to even get into the topic of the environmental aspects, just simply a feasible energy source to replace oil and gas when it runs out. But hey, that’s the next generations problem, RIGHT?
The worst part is that it would have meant so much for Steve who loved his Silver Mercedes SL55 AMG so much.
Yeah, mostly love mine for all the same reasons. Did a 15,000 mile across the US when I retired and had no problems at all. Really enjoyed it, especially the acceleration. I'm not a speedy driver, but sure is nice to have those few times you want it.
Was interested to see if Apple could make one, but it never really seemed logical to me.
If we all really cared what was greenest we’d keep our existing cars and maintain them, not buy something new and shiny. That’s what’s greenest.
bah, with Tesla already capturing the high end, and chinese companies soon to flood the bottom end, there's no apple-level margin left to be made. Glad it's over.
Wow, Apple chickened-out…🐓 They didn’t have to make a BS autonomous car, just an Apple car for Pro users. This is a dark day.
Just wait a couple of years, your EV will drive on its own to the service center and back!!! It'll be doing Waymo than you can imagine.
Once Tim Cook is gone. He prefers Apple to release a HomePod with a screen and AirPods with cameras, let’s not forget VR goggles!