New names relating to the supposed manufacturer of the Apple Car have just fallen.Bloombergreportsin fact thatFoxconn- known for being in charge of assembling new iPhone models - seems to be among the options available to the project. However, the company is still regularly singled out because of the working conditions there. These have in fact already led to the suicide of several employees.
Other potential brand:Magna. The latter has already been spotted in talks with Apple, but five years ago, at the very beginning of its thinking on the autonomous car. Since then, it is mainly Hyundai (or its subsidiary Kia) which has been on everyone's lips. Although far from Cupertino's high-end image, these two companieswould, however, have lost their credibilityfollowing their discussions with the Californian giant.
Suppositions
Beyondthe rumor about a collaboration with the German BMW,Bloombergalso counting on… Nissan. The Japanese company is, however, already working on the subject of driverless vehicles, with Renault, which holds more than 43% of its capital. Makoto Uchida, who heads the firm, even said “have the DNA to do things others couldn't“.
But rather than taking it at face value as the author does here (Gourmet), wouldn’t that on the contrary be a competitive argument? The text also comes to bet on Stellantis, which has also made open statements about Apple. Even though Tim Cook's teams are preciselykept in secretto avoid leaks.
The Apple Car threat
At Loup Ventures, which as its name suggests is nothing other than an investment fund, the thinking goes further. Through its analyst Gene Munster, the firm ensures that even if it was not clear six months earlier, it seems that Apple's decision to build an autonomous car is now obvious.
Still according to the researcher, Apple would eventhe most serious alternative to Teslauntil the completion of his project. In terms of figures, this success would then translate into5 to 15% market share. For comparison, this is still below the 25% that Elon Musk would reach in ten years.
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