Apple's car is scaled back - if it arrives it will NOT be fully self-driving but could cost $100K
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple's car is scaled back - if it arrives it will NOT be fully self-driving but could cost $100K

Daily Mail  

The effort to build a car started in 2014 and has seen numerous executives come and go over the years Apple's long-delayed and troubled car project has been scaled back - it won't be fully self-driving if it arrives in 2026. Apple's long-delayed and troubled car project has been scaled back - it won't be fully self-driving if it arrives in 2026. Above: a concept of Apple's self-driving car The new version of the vehicle will have self-driving features that can be used on highways and will be driven by a system codenamed Denali that uses a processor that's as powerful as 'about four of Apple's highest-end Mac chips combined,' Bloomberg's Mark Gorman reports Apple is reportedly planning to offer the car for less than $100,000, instead of a price above $125,000. The Apple Car team crafted several sleek demo videos for Cook and other high-level leaders - including a 40-mile trek through Montana filmed by drones - to demonstrate the project's progress earlier this year. Apple's nonexistent self-driving car is already being embraced by consumers as a new survey reveals that 26 percent of drivers would 'definitely consider' buying a vehicle from the iPhone maker.

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Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
9 months, 1 week ago

Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Monday's conference “represents the most important event for …

How Apple Sank About $1 Billion a Year Into a Car It Never Built
1 year ago

How Apple Sank About $1 Billion a Year Into a Car It Never Built

Bloomberg  

Around the beginning of 2020, Apple Inc. ’s top executives gathered at a former Chrysler testing track in Wittmann, Arizona, to try out the latest incarnation of the car the technology giant had been trying for years to make. The prototype, a white minivan with rounded sides, an all-glass roof, sliding doors and whitewall tires, was designed to comfortably seat …

Tech Tonic | Adieu, Apple car! You prove it is not easy to make a motor vehicle
1 year ago

Tech Tonic | Adieu, Apple car! You prove it is not easy to make a motor vehicle

Hindustan Times  

We’ve just had a rare sighting. Wall Street was never convinced Apple could make one, and analysts are cheering Apple for “ripping the band-aid off” saying “Apple has little to gain from building their own vehicles”. The photos may not betray as such, but I can tell from my in-person attendance at the Xiaomi SU7’s first moment in the sun …

Social media mocks Apple as it scraps its autonomous electric car plans after a decade of work - as one user jokes 'they realised it would require Windows!'
1 year ago

Social media mocks Apple as it scraps its autonomous electric car plans after a decade of work - as one user jokes 'they realised it would require Windows!'

Daily Mail  

Despite spending billions of dollars on the project in the past 10 years, Apple has scrapped efforts to build its own self-driving electric car. One X user said: 'Apple has cancelled plans to make a car after realizing it would require windows' 'Good thing we still have the original Apple car!' Another user joked that the 'charging solution proved a …

Apple To Stop Working On Its Tesla Rival, Focus Shifts On GenAI And Other Projects
1 year ago

Apple To Stop Working On Its Tesla Rival, Focus Shifts On GenAI And Other Projects

News 18  

Apple has been working on its own electric car division for more than 10 years but it seems the company has decided to end that dream and focus on other matters. The report from Bloomberg states Apple informed about this big decision in front of 2,000 employees who have been part of the car project, and some of these will …

Apple pulls the plug on its billion-dollar car project to focus on generative AI
1 year ago

Apple pulls the plug on its billion-dollar car project to focus on generative AI

Hindustan Times  

Apple has scrapped its long-rumoured electric car project, according to multiple sources, putting an end to a secretive and costly endeavour that has been in the works for over a decade. The electric car project, known as Project Titan, was estimated to have cost Apple billions of dollars in research and development, and its cancellation is a significant reversal of …

Apple pulls plug on electric car dream
1 year ago

Apple pulls plug on electric car dream

The Telegraph  

Apple has cancelled its plans to build an electric car after reports that it was struggling to create a self-driving vehicle. It aimed to deliver breakthrough battery technology that would radically cut their cost, according to insiders, and create car software that would mean the car would genuinely drive itself. In January, it was revealed that Apple was delaying the …

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project
1 year ago

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project

NPR  

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Apple has ended its secret plans of building a self-driving electric car, a decade-long effort that was seen as one of the most ambitious undertakings in the company's history. Apple executives on Tuesday informed teams working on the tech …

Apple's effort in testing self-driving car technology paced up: Details
1 year, 1 month ago

Apple's effort in testing self-driving car technology paced up: Details

India TV News  

Apple has ramped up its self-driving car testing and has logged over 450,000 miles of autonomous driving in the US from December 2022 to November 2023. The Wired reports that Apple has a permit to test autonomous vehicle tech on California’s public roads only if the company has a safety driver behind the wheel. Meanwhile, Google’s Waymo drove 3.7 million …

Apple car: Electric vehicle debut postponed to 2028
1 year, 1 month ago

Apple car: Electric vehicle debut postponed to 2028

The Telegraph  

Apple has pushed back the launch date for its long-rumoured electric vehicle and scaled back its self-driving features as the iPhone maker struggles with the shift from gadgets to cars. Dan Ives, a technology analyst at Wedbush Securities, said developing an electric car had proved “arduous” for Apple. The car will feature what is known as “level two” autonomous driving …

Column: Excited about AI and self-driving cars? A top roboticist is here to burst your bubble
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Excited about AI and self-driving cars? A top roboticist is here to burst your bubble

LA Times  

The aftermath of a crash of a Tesla SUV in Mountain View, Calif., in 2018. As he wrote in issuing the scorecard Jan. 1, this is his “sixth annual update on how dated predictions from January 1st, 2018 concerning self driving cars, robotics, AI, and machine learning, and human space travel, have held up.” Long story short: They’ve held up …

Apple to release their car in 2026, will not be able to give full self-driving feature at launch
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple to release their car in 2026, will not be able to give full self-driving feature at launch

Firstpost  

Apple will be launching their first car in 2026. The car will cost about $100,000, use specially designed Apple silicon and will not have full self-driving features. Earlier reports suggested Apple may have been going for a fully autonomous design without a steering wheel or pedals. “In a significant shift for the project, the company is now planning a less-ambitious …

Apple again delays its first self-driving car launch, now schedules for 2026
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple again delays its first self-driving car launch, now schedules for 2026

Hindustan Times  

Apple Inc. has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The car project, dubbed Titan inside the company, has been in limbo for the past several months as Apple executives grappled with the reality that its …

Apple's car is loved before it exists as 26% would buy one from the iPhone maker - more than Tesla
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple's car is loved before it exists as 26% would buy one from the iPhone maker - more than Tesla

Daily Mail  

Apple's nonexistent self-driving car is already being embraced by consumers as a new survey reveals that 26 percent of drivers would 'definitely consider' buying a vehicle from the iPhone maker. Scroll down for video Consulting firm Strategic Vision surveyed 200,000 new car owners and for the first time added Apple to the more than 45 brands that consumers could share …

People are more interested in buying an Apple car than a Tesla, shows poll. Here's why.
2 years, 6 months ago

People are more interested in buying an Apple car than a Tesla, shows poll. Here's why.

Firstpost  

In a recent poll, Apple ranked third as the most preferred car brand in the US, even before they officially unveiled a car. According to a 200,000 new-vehicle owners survey by Strategic Vision, Apple is the third in a list of brand considerations that people would “love” and consider buying a car from. Of all the people polled in the …

Apple’s electric car could debut as soon as 2025: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Apple’s electric car could debut as soon as 2025: Report

Live Mint  

Apple Inc is pushing to launch its electric car as early as 2025 and refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's ideal car would have no steering wheel and pedals, with interiors designed around hands-off driving, the report said. "It's a matter of when, not if," Wedbush analyst …

Apple accelerates work on car, aims for fully autonomous vehicle
3 years, 4 months ago

Apple accelerates work on car, aims for fully autonomous vehicle

Al Jazeera  

Apple’s ideal car would have no steering wheel and pedals, and its interior would be designed around hands-off driving. For the past several years, Apple’s car team had explored two simultaneous paths: creating a model with limited self-driving capabilities focused on steering and acceleration — similar to most current cars from Tesla Inc. — or a version with full self-driving …

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

Live Mint  

At first glance, the forays Apple Inc., Google and other technology giants are making into the world of cars don’t appear to be particularly lucrative. A Waymo minivan moves along a city street as an empty driver's seat and a moving steering wheel drive passengers during an autonomous vehicle ride, as passengers view a detailed viewing screen, Wednesday, April 7, …

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

LA Times  

At first glance, the forays Apple Inc., Google and other technology giants are making into the world of cars don’t appear to be particularly lucrative. “Each of these companies, including Facebook, want to be a part of or even control and dominate every part of citizens’ lives,” said professor Raj Rajkumar, who leads the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. …

Apple and autonomous vehicles an ideal match, hints company chief Tim Cook
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple and autonomous vehicles an ideal match, hints company chief Tim Cook

Firstpost  

One option for Apple could be to build an autonomous driving platform for automakers. Apple chief Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released Monday by the New York Times. “An autonomous car is a robot and so there are a lots of things you can do with autonomy; we will …

First Apple Car to be Based on Hyundai-Kia EV Platform, Built in Association With GM, PSA
4 years, 1 month ago

First Apple Car to be Based on Hyundai-Kia EV Platform, Built in Association With GM, PSA

News 18  

The first Apple electric car will be built on Hyundai’s electric vehicle platform and the initial model could lead to new vehicles built in association with General Motors and European manufacturer PSA, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said. In a fresh note to investors issued late on Monday, Kuo said that Apple’s deep collaboration with current automakers who have …

The real self-driving revolution remains years away
4 years, 2 months ago

The real self-driving revolution remains years away

CNN  

CNN — This year, new technologies willenable more drivers to take their hands off the wheel while on the road. “I’m willing to, you know, perhaps trust the automation a little more than I should until something goes disastrously wrong.” There have been fatal crashes when Tesla drivers ignored warnings to keep their hands on the wheel while usingAutopilot.WithSuper Cruise, …

Hyundai says it is in early talks with Apple about building an electric car
4 years, 2 months ago

Hyundai says it is in early talks with Apple about building an electric car

Daily Mail  

Hyundai says it is in early talks with Apple about building a self-driving electric car - sending the the vehicle manufacturer's share price soaring 20 per cent. Korea Economic Daily TV first reported the link up between the iPhone maker and Hyundai, suggesting the first vehicles could be ready for the public by 2027 The South Korean firm didn't say …

Apple Car speculation is back. Here’s what we know so far
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple Car speculation is back. Here’s what we know so far

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Longstanding speculation that Apple will release its own electric, self-driving car was reignited last week when Reuters, citing unnamed sources, reported that Apple plans to produce a passenger vehicle by 2024. Some experts think it’s more likely Apple will partner with one or multiplecar makers to sell a car operating system, self-driving software or other …

An Apple-Tesla showdown on the factory floor is in the works
4 years, 2 months ago

An Apple-Tesla showdown on the factory floor is in the works

Live Mint  

It was kind of inevitable that Tesla Inc.’s biggest challenger wouldn’t be a car company. Yet the effort Automotive suppliers, including Taiwan’s Hota, have been told by Apple to ramp up production of parts ahead of a launch as early as next September, as reported. “You can’t just go to a supplier like Foxconn and say: Build me a car.” …

Apple Targets 2024 for Passenger Vehicle Production: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple Targets 2024 for Passenger Vehicle Production: Report

The Quint  

Apple is moving forward with self-serving car technology, targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle which will host its own battery technology, reported Reuters quoting sources. The passenger vehicle project, known as Project Titan, focuses on a new battery design which could “radically” reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicles range. The Cupertino giant also recently purchased autonomous …

Apple plans self-driving electric car by 2024: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple plans self-driving electric car by 2024: Report

India TV News  

Tech giant Apple is planning to venture into the automobile sector. It said that Apple is also working on its own battery technology that will be integrated with the new passenger vehicle. Notably, Doug Field, an Apple veteran who had worked for Elon Musk's Tesla, returned to oversee the project two years ago. If Apple makes a breakthrough in a …

Apple self-driving car to hit market in 2024: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple self-driving car to hit market in 2024: Report

Live Mint  

Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Central to Apple's strategy is a new battery design that could "radically" reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range, according to a third person …

Tesla to Launch Beta Version of 'Full Self-Driving’ System on October 20, But only to ‘Careful’ Drivers
4 years, 5 months ago

Tesla to Launch Beta Version of 'Full Self-Driving’ System on October 20, But only to ‘Careful’ Drivers

News 18  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the company will launch its next-gen Full Self Driving set of features to a limited number of expert and careful drivers on October 20. This will, at first, be limited to a small number of people who are expert and careful drivers,” Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Musk has been talking …

World's first fully self-driving car will be ready this year, Elon Musk claims
4 years, 7 months ago

World's first fully self-driving car will be ready this year, Elon Musk claims

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the electric car maker will have fully …

Nissan's HumanDrive prototype car wraps up UK's longest, most complex driverless trip
5 years, 1 month ago

Nissan's HumanDrive prototype car wraps up UK's longest, most complex driverless trip

Firstpost  

Britain has been hoping to grab a slice of the driverless vehicle market, estimated to be worth some £900 bn globally by 2035. “Other drivers around the vehicle would not have noticed that the vehicle is actually fully autonomous,” the head of Nissan’s research and development in Europe David Moss told Reuters. “The vehicle is much more aware of what …

Uber buys artificial intelligence firm to advance push on autonomous cars
5 years, 8 months ago

Uber buys artificial intelligence firm to advance push on autonomous cars

Live Mint  

Uber said Wednesday it has acquired computer vision startup Mighty AI to help advance its technology for self-driving cars. "The team at Mighty AI has built technology to label at scale using the latest AI and user experience techniques," said Jon Thomason, vice president of software engineering for the Uber division. "Training our AI at increasing pace is critical to …

Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai
5 years, 8 months ago

Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai

India TV News  

Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm called Drive.ai in a move to take on its rival Alphabet Inc's Waymo to develop self-driving cars. Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm called Drive.ai. According to the technology news website, The Information reported that the iPhone maker had been considering to acquire the firm to bring …

Apple reportedly acquires self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai for an undisclosed sum
5 years, 8 months ago

Apple reportedly acquires self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai for an undisclosed sum

Firstpost  

Apple is vying against rivals such as Alphabet Inc’s Waymo to develop self-driving vehicles. Apple Inc on Tuesday confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai. Technology news website The Information reported earlier this month that the iPhone maker was considering acquiring the firm as a move to bring aboard some of its engineering talent to boost Apple’s own …

Tesla CEO plans to hand the car keys to robots next year
5 years, 10 months ago

Tesla CEO plans to hand the car keys to robots next year

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects to start converting the company’s electric cars into fully self-driving vehicles next year as part of an audacious plan to create a network of robotic taxis to compete against Uber and other ride-hailing services. But self-driving car experts fear Musk is shirking public safety in an effort to boost Tesla’s stock and …

Tesla’s promise of ‘full-self-driving’ angers autonomous vehicle experts
6 years ago

Tesla’s promise of ‘full-self-driving’ angers autonomous vehicle experts

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — Tesla is selling its cars with the option of “full self-driving capability,” a feature that’s drawing criticism from experts on self-driving technology. Experts say Tesla’s “full self-driving” feature is really a partial self-driving feature that handles minor driving tasks such as keeping pace with other cars on a highway and still requires diligent human oversight. …

Apple to lay off 190 employees working in its self-driving car division Project Titan
6 years ago

Apple to lay off 190 employees working in its self-driving car division Project Titan

Firstpost  

In terms of mileage logged also, Project Titan is far behind its competitors such as Waymo, Tesla and others Looks like Apple’s self-driving car division is in a bit of a turmoil. The Cupertino giant is said to be laying off around 190 employees from its Santa Clara and Sunnyvale offices from its self-driving car division. “A lower rate of …

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report
6 years, 1 month ago

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report

Firstpost  

Apple is a relative latecomer to the field, having only secured a permit to conduct testing in 2017. Apple Inc has sharply increased its efforts to test self-driving cars on public roads but lags far behind market leader Waymo on a key safety metric, according to data released on Wednesday by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The data was …

Apple lays off over 200 people from its 'Project Titan' self driving car division
6 years, 1 month ago

Apple lays off over 200 people from its 'Project Titan' self driving car division

Daily Mail  

Apple has laid off over 200 employees from its secretive self driving car division, it has been claimed. Apple executives have never publicly spoken about the company's self-driving car program, but filings in a criminal court case last year confirmed that the company had at least 5,000 employees working on the project and that it was working on circuit boards …

Apple self driving car 'in autonomous mode' rear ended by a Nissan
6 years, 6 months ago

Apple self driving car 'in autonomous mode' rear ended by a Nissan

Daily Mail  

One of Apple's self-driving cars was involved in a minor car crash for the first time. Scroll down for video In a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the iPhone maker said its self-driving Lexus RX 450h was rear-ended by a human driver in a Nissan Leaf 'On August 24th at 2:58 p.m., an Apple test vehicle …

Apple self-driving car rear ended during road testing
6 years, 6 months ago

Apple self-driving car rear ended during road testing

The Telegraph  

An Apple Inc self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company's Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the company said in an accident report posted on Friday that confirmed the iPhone maker is still in the race to build autonomous vehicles. Apple executives have never publicly spoken about the company's self-driving car program, but filings in a …

Apple Cars to become a reality by 2023, predicts former KGI analyst Ming Chi Kuo
6 years, 7 months ago

Apple Cars to become a reality by 2023, predicts former KGI analyst Ming Chi Kuo

Firstpost  

The Cupertino-based company has largely remained silent on its plans about the Apple Car. As industry watchers think that Apple car is dead, the iPhone maker could launch it anytime between 2023 and 2025, a top Apple analyst with Hong Kong-based TF International Securities has claimed. “Apple will earn its 2 trillion dollar market cap through its services business, an …

Apple car may become reality in 2023
6 years, 7 months ago

Apple car may become reality in 2023

The Quint  

Hong Kong, Aug 16 As industry watchers think that Apple car is dead, the iPhone maker could launch it anytime between 2023 and 2025, a top Apple analyst with Hong Kong-based TF International Securities has claimed. "Apple will earn its 2 trillion dollar market cap through its services business, an Augmented Reality headset, and an Apple Car, according to famed …

Building a car fits well with 'Apple's product-based business model' say Analysts
6 years, 8 months ago

Building a car fits well with 'Apple's product-based business model' say Analysts

Firstpost  

Even though Apple struck a deal with Volkswagen, they might be investigating in making its own car. According to various reports, Apple’s electric car program called Project Titan has had some setbacks. According to analysts from Guggenheim, Robert Cihra and Amil Patel, even though Apple struck a deal with Volkswagen, the company might be making its own car, “because it …

Apple teams up with Volkswagen to make self-driving passenger vans
6 years, 9 months ago

Apple teams up with Volkswagen to make self-driving passenger vans

Daily Mail  

Apple has partnered with car manufacturer Volkswagen to bring its dream of self-driving cars to life. Scroll down for video Apple has partnered with German car manufacturer Volkswagen to bring its dream of self-driving cars to life. The partnership will turn Volkswagen's T6 transporter vans into autonomous shuttle buses for its employees Apple has had little success with its attempts …

Apple Nearly Doubles Self-Driving Fleet in California
6 years, 11 months ago

Apple Nearly Doubles Self-Driving Fleet in California

News 18  

Registering 18 new vehicles since January, Apple has expanded its self-driving car programme rapidly and now has 45 autonomous vehicles registered with California's Department of Motor Vehicles. "Apple has nearly doubled the number of self-driving cars in its California test fleet. The number of cars is more than companies like Google, Waymo, and Uber have and is second only to …

Industry experts have claimed that self-driving cars may not live up to the initial profit expectations
7 years, 7 months ago

Industry experts have claimed that self-driving cars may not live up to the initial profit expectations

Firstpost  

Carmakers are increasingly looking to forego outright ownership of future self-driving systems in favor of spreading the investment burden and risk. “It’s impossible for me to believe there will be 50 successful autonomous vehicle software producers,” said John Hoffecker, global vice chairman of Michigan-based consulting firm AlixPartners. In July last year, BMW became the first major carmaker to abandon its …

Morgan Stanley analyst says a partnership with Tesla can help Apple's self-driving car initiative
7 years, 9 months ago

Morgan Stanley analyst says a partnership with Tesla can help Apple's self-driving car initiative

Firstpost  

Partnering with one of the most mature self driving car companies in the market will give Apple the leg up it needs. Toyota, Stanford and MIT are together creating a blockchain based solution for easy sharing of data between self driving car companies and component manufacturers. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas told Business Insider that buying out or partnering with …

Apple is going to face tough competition in the self-driving car space; here's how the rivals stack up
7 years, 9 months ago

Apple is going to face tough competition in the self-driving car space; here's how the rivals stack up

Firstpost  

In level 5 autonomous vehicles, the cars are robotic taxis, only requiring passengers to feed in their destinations, and the steering wheel is optional. However, safety is the major concern here and Ford has indicated that it is not in any kind of race to be the first to have Level 5 self driving cars on the road. Toyota, Stanford …

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