Apple iCar: Specs and Rumors

Reuters broke the news that Apple is advancing auto-driving technology and plans to produce a passenger car in 2024, which may include break-through battery technology developed by Apple itself

Arslan Mirza
DataDrivenInvestor
Published in
11 min readDec 28, 2020

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The news that Apple made cars has become a hot topic in the industry. The CNBC said that Apple has never admitted to making a car plan, but Cook acknowledged that Apple is developing an “Autonomous system” that can be used for self-driving cars or other purposes.

The DigiTimes predicts that Apple cars will be unveiled from 2024 to 2025. According to Bloomberg News, Apple has also handed over the autonomous driving department of its “Titan” to John Giannandrea, the senior director of the artificial intelligence department.

The main task is to develop an autonomous driving system that can eventually be used in Apple’s electric cars

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News further pointed out that Apple has recently put forward stocking requirements to Taiwan’s auto parts manufacturers such as Heda, BizLink, Heqin, and Tomita.

Apple is expected to announce Apple Cars in September next year and also call its prototype cars. It has been tested on the road in California, USA.

Judging from the signs revealed by the media, Apple’s building a car is already a certainty.

At the moment, Apple has handed over the autonomous driving department of its “Titan” to John Giannandrea, the senior director of the artificial intelligence department.

The main task is to develop an autonomous driving system that can eventually be used in Apple’s electric cars.

Why does Apple build cars?

As early as 2016, Musk said: “Tesla’s biggest competitor is not Google, but Apple.”

Apple’s stock price has been hovering between US$100 and US$120 for a long time, and its market value can basically stand at US$2 trillion.

However, if you want a breakthrough in market value in the future, it is difficult to build on the existing track…

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