“If Bloomberg is right that Apple plans to launch a car by 2020, I think it’s important to recognize what form that car will and won’t take,” Ben Lovejoy writes for 9to5Mac.
“Let’s start with the obvious things we can expect from an Apple Car. Of course, it will be electric. That’s a no-brainer,” Lovejoy writes. “Of course, it will be beautiful. Whether Apple is targeting a sleek sportscar or practical people-carrier, the styling will be gorgeous.”
“Hi-tech. Great user-interface. A companion app. Some cool driver aids, probably using that self-driving terminology,” Lovejoy writes. “But not, in five years time, anything close to a fully automomous car.”
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