The so-called “Apple Car” electric vehicle will debut by 2026, cost under $100,000, and will not be a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle…
Tag: autonomous vehicles
As-yet-nonexistent ‘Apple Car’ ranked highly in a survey of new-vehicle owners
Consumers are primed to buy an “Apple Car” before one even exists, with the brand ranked higher than Tesla, Lexus, BMW, Audi, and Porsche…
Apple Car manager leaves for Luminar after less than a year
Luminar has hired Christopher “CJ” Moore, a manager on the “Apple Car” car project and a former director of Autopilot at Tesla, to lead…
Apple adds more drivers to its autonomous vehicle program
Since January, Apple has added more drivers to its autonomous vehicle program based on the California Department of Motor Vehicles data…
Apple developing ‘Apple Car’ autopilot chip with Korean OSAT firm
Apple is in development on the chip modules and packages to be used in the “Apple Car” with a South Korean outsourced semiconductor…
Apple approaches year eight of ‘Project Titan’ – will we ever see the ‘Apple Car?’
Apple is approaching year eight of “Project Titan,” the company’s codename for its rumored electric vehicle. 2022 could prove to be the…
Cathie Wood says Apple should’ve bought Tesla, but ‘we’re happy they didn’t’
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood told CNBC on Wednesday that Apple should’ve bought Tesla and would’ve owned the electric vehicle market…
Apple adds 23 drivers for autonomous vehicles
According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ latest data, Apple has increased their number of autonomous vehicles drivers…
Apple hires Tesla’s chief of autonomous vehicle software for ‘Project Titan’
Apple has hired a former engineer from Tesla, Christopher “CJ” Moore, for its “Project Titan” team working on autonomous vehicles …
Want a fully autonomous vehicle? Don’t hold your breath
Loup Ventures recently gathered data from the nine companies leading the race to build fully autonomous systems for passenger cars…
Why does Cupertino want to build the ‘Apple Car?’
We’ve been hearing rumors that Apple’s been working on an “Apple Car” since it was referred to as the “iCar.” But, why would the Cupertino…
Apple increases number of self-driving test vehicles
In Apple’s first increase to their autonomous car fleet since August 2019, the company has increased its number of self-driving vehicles
Analyst: ‘Apple Car’ will not have a steering wheel
Morgan Stanley automotive analysts claim that the “Apple Car” will be fully autonomous and likely lack a steering wheel. “Apple Car” will…
Apple and Hyundai set to agree electric car partnership
Apple and Hyundai plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production in 2024 in the United States…
Hyundai in early talks with Apple on developing self-driving electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Co. said it is in early discussions with Apple on developing self-driving electric vehicles, emerging as the first…
Apple Car said to be at least five years away
Apple has small team of hardware engineers working on an actual vehicle, but development is still at least five years away…
Why is Apple building a car?
Shares of Apple rose in morning trading on a report that the world’s most valuable company aims to produce an “Apple Car” by 2024 with…
Apple shares rise on report of ‘Apple Car’ rollout in 2024
Shares of Apple rose sharply in pre-market trading on news of a passenger vehicle by 2024 with its own revolutionary battery technology…
Reuters: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes ‘next level’ battery technology
Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to start production of a passenger vehicle that could include…
‘Apple Car’ said to debut in September 2021
Apple plans to release the Apple Car in September next year, at least two years earlier than the original plan…
Apple reportedly discussing ‘Apple Car’ with automotive suppliers
On Wednesday, DigiTimes shared alleged details on Project Titan (“Apple Car”) autonomous vehicle development in Cupertino. Apple is…
Apple shifts leadership of autonomous vehicle systems to AI Chief
Bob Mansfield has retired (for good this time). Giannandrea will oversee the company’s continued work on autonomous vehicle systems…
Elon Musk wins as Alameda County capitulates over Tesla factory reopening
After Tesla’s factory reopened Monday with CEO Elon Musk practically daring local authorities to arrest him and after the factory’s operations continued…
Backed by President Trump, Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in defiance of Alameda county orders
Backed by President Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the company’s factory in Fremont, California is open and has restarted production…
Elon Musk: Tesla prepared to leave California amid fight over shutdown
On Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he is going to sue Alameda County and move future operations out of California after a dispute…
Self-driving vehicle developers complain California test data may mislead
Developers of self-driving vehicles are ramping up their criticism of a California reporting rule as the state preps release of 2019 “disengagements”…
Apple granted patent for a vehicle floor
In the patent info, the tech giant says “it would be advantageous to provide a floor structure” for an automobile that distributes forces…
Apple increases count of self-driving test drivers
Apple is, currently, testing a total of 69 cars on public roads of California, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles….
Apple swoops in to rescue Drive.ai
Just days before self-driving car startup Drive.ai was set to shut down permanently, Apple has come to the rescue…
Apple buys self-driving car startup Drive.ai
Apple Inc on Tuesday confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai…
Apple granted U.S. patent for ‘vehicle floor’
Apple wants to provide a floor structure that distributes forces from outboard impacts and/or minimizes a height thereof to maximize space for other uses…
Apple said to be acquiring self-driving shuttle company Drive.ai
Apple is reportedly in the process of acquiring once-promising self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai in a deal that will…
Apple Car dreams: How could Apple not make an autonomous electric car someday?
We can’t ignore the dream of an autonomous electric car (EV) designed by Jony Ive’s team, with a clean modern user interface, sold in Apple Stores…
Apple patent application reveals ‘vehicle viewing system’
It involves a method that includes obtaining a video based on images…
Apple granted patent for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window’
A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s 5G iPhone coming in 2020 with bigger battery, modem chips from Qualcomm and Samsung
Apple could release iPhones in 2020 equipped with 5G modems…
Apple in talks with suppliers of sensors for autonomous vehicles
The talks are focused on next-generation lidar, a sensor that provides a three-dimensional look at the road…
Project Titan: Apple hires Tesla’s former head of powertrains in effort to bring electric car to market
Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla losing its VP of Engineering behind its latest electric powertrains…
Pipeline: Should Apple investors believe Tim Cook’s promises of innovation?
Apple recently hosted its annual stockholder meeting, during which Tim Cook…
Loup Ventures: Apple will be one of 5G’s biggest beneficiaries
The 5G hype has already begun, but investors underappreciate the opportunity that it represents…
Apple autonomous vehicle layoffs provide hints to Project Titan’s direction
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it planned to lay off 190 employees in its self-driving car program…
Project Titan: Apple confirms layoffs for 190 autonomous vehicle employees
Apple will lay off 190 employees in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale in its self-driving car division…
