While waiting for the Apple Car,the major historical subcontractors of the Apple brand are preparing in their own way.Foxconn is no exception. The Taiwanese company has just signed a contract with the Chinese manufacturer Byton to produce the brand's first electric car by 2022.
Foxconn plans to invest nearly $200 million in electric car assembly, according to Bloomberg. This announcement echoes thenumerous rumors surrounding the Apple Car, which have been popping up on the web for several days.
If Foxconn was currently known for producing iPhones and other Apple brand products, the Taiwanese subcontractor plans to diversify over the coming years.
This announcement of development at the Foxconn factories suggests that Apple will want to produce its Apple, Car itself. An idea which formed the basis of the Titan project in 2014, but for several years an alliance with an established automobile manufacturer has been possible for Apple, which did not seem to want to embark on the very complex large-scale production of electric cars.
An Apple, Car 100% Apple?
While it is obvious to many experts that Apple should have no trouble designing a connected and intelligent car, which is more of a computer on wheels than a car with a computer, many of the brand's experts are Apple are very reserved about the firm's ability to build its own cars?
The automotive industry is a very complex world that requires a lot of experience or a very long learning time (Tesla took years to have a reliable production line), two things that Apple will not have when it releases its car.
The product development time will have been too short for Apple to have enough experience in the field (we are talking about decades here), and the Cupertino firm's customers will be very critical of the product. Apple Car. If the latter is not perfect on the day of its release, its launch risks being the target of much mockery.
The alliance with a large manufacturer was therefore the best solution for Apple, in order to minimize the risks of a bad start. But Foxconn does not seem to be counting on this for the future of Apple.
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