Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
3 years, 5 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, 2021, in Chandler, Ariz. That’s a fair chunk of someone’s life not spent using apps on an iPhone, searching on Google or scrolling mindlessly through Instagram. Founded in 2009, the business that was formerly Google’s self-driving car project was the first to have a fully autonomous ride on public roads. “From their business point of view, if you don’t, somebody else can and probably will, and eventually your current domain of influence fades away.” Although Apple has dominated phones, tablets and smartwatches and put up a decent fight over computers for the past few decades, it’s been a laggard in the artificial intelligence, voice and smart-speaker spaces, areas now led by Google and Amazon.

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Chinese Tech Giants Dominate the Electric Vehicle Market
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chinese Tech Giants Dominate the Electric Vehicle Market

Live Mint  

Chinese tech giants are making a big push into the electric vehicle (EV) market, with several companies like Baidu, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Apple investing heavily in the industry. These tech firms have been able to leverage their expertise in software, AI, and automation to create smart and efficient EVs that are often more advanced than their Western counterparts. However, the …

Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Tech Tonic | Adieu, Apple car! You prove it is not easy to make a motor vehicle
9 months, 3 weeks 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!'
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project
9 months, 4 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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
11 months 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 …

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

People are more interested in buying an Apple car than a Tesla, shows poll. Here's why.
2 years, 3 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 6 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, 8 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 …

Hyundai first confirmed talking to Apple for Apple Car and then backed away
3 years, 11 months ago

Hyundai first confirmed talking to Apple for Apple Car and then backed away

India Today  

Hyundai Motor Group confirmed that it is holding discussions with Apple over co-creating the Apple Car. The Korean automaker said that Apple is talking to a number of global automobile companies for the production of the electric car and that Hyundai Motor Group is one of them. When the South Korean Daily reported Hyundai is in talks with Apple for …

Hyundai stock skyrockets on Apple car reports
3 years, 11 months ago

Hyundai stock skyrockets on Apple car reports

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Hyundai’s stock recorded its best day in at least two decades after the South Korean automaker was reported to be in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric cars. A Bloomberg report this week, also citing unnamed sources, said that Apple has begun early development work on an electric vehicle, but any resulting product …

Apple Car speculation is back. Here’s what we know so far
3 years, 11 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 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 plans self-driving electric car by 2024: Report
4 years 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 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 …

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