For several years now, the Apple Car project has been discussed by experts from the Tech giant. And if, as usual, Applenever made this idea official, numerous clues seem to confirm it.
According to Mark Gurman ofBloomberg, development is reportedly accelerating under the leadership of the Apple Watch software managerKevin Lynch, who would have taken over the project since the start of the school year, replacing Doug Field, who joined Ford. Since his arrival, the executive of the Apple brand has focused heavily on autonomous driving devices for the car.
A car that would immediately place Apple in the big leagues
In detail, Mark Gurman reports the date of 2025, which would now be the deadline set internally for the launch of the Apple Car. According to the expert's sources, the company has reached "key steps in the development of the system» and has already “completed much of the groundwork».
A chip dedicated to autonomous driving would thus already be designed. Very sophisticated, the processor should require “a sophisticated cooling system". If Apple keeps its bet, it would clearly reestablish itself as one of the market leaders. As the insider notes, Tesla is still “probably light years away from offering fully autonomous cars”, while Google’s Waymo has “suffered a wave of departures».
Mark Gurman also provides information on the interior of the Apple Car. The latter would be inspired by Canoo’s “Lifestyle Vehicle”. Thus, the passengers are placed on the sides and facing each other. The Cupertino company is also considering placing a system dedicated to infotainment in the center of the vehicle, with the use of passengers' time becoming a real issue for manufacturers of autonomous cars.
Finally, and to complete this project on schedule, the company is discussing with numerous partners and suppliers, and would consider producing in the United States.
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