A self-driving GM Cruise car on the streets of San Francisco. An Apple car would rival electric vehicles from Tesla and offerings from companies such as upstart Lucid Motors and established manufacturers like Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and General Motors Co’s Chevrolet. Cruise/TNS
Apple Inc will take at least half a decade to launch an autonomous, electric vehicle because development work is still at an early stage, according to people with knowledge of the efforts.
The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has a small team of hardware engineers developing drive systems, vehicle interior and external car body designs with the goal of eventually shipping a vehicle. That’s a more ambitious goal than in previous years when the project mostly focused on creating an underlying self-driving system. The company has also added more ex-Tesla Inc executives to the project.
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Updated: January 08, 2021 9:06 am IST
Apple doesn t manufacture its own products, and it will likely take the same approach with a vehicle.
Apple Inc. will take at least half a decade to launch an autonomous, electric vehicle because development work is still at an early stage, according to people with knowledge of the efforts.
Hot on the heels of reports that Apple has restarted the development of an all-electric, autonomous vehicle, it has emerged that such a vehicle is still a long way from becoming a reality.
Individuals with intimate knowledge of the project believe that it could take five to seven years for the product to be launched, a timeline that has been delayed by the fact that the majority of the team working on the vehicle are either working from home or at the office for limited periods.
Bloomberg notes that Apple first thought of building an electric car in 2014 but backed away from the project in 2016 to instead focus solely on a self-driving system. This resulted in hundreds of staff being cut from the team between 2016 and 2019 but in recent months, the tech giant has started to make some significant hires for the car project.
The so-called Apple Car may take another five to seven years to hit the market because it s still at an early stage of development, according to a new report.
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Apple s work on an electric self-driving car, under the codename of Project Titan, has been a poorly kept secret for years. Although rumors of a release timeline have been sporadic, a report from December claimed that Apple could begin making a production vehicle by 2024.
On Thursday,
Bloombergreported that a production Apple vehicle is still at least half a decade away, conflicting with that earlier assessment. The publication cites sources familiar with Apple s project.
Apple Inc. will take at least half a decade to launch an autonomous, electric vehicle because development work is still at an early stage, according to people with knowledge of the efforts.
The Cupertino, Calif.,-based technology giant has a small team of hardware engineers developing drive systems, vehicle interior and external car body designs with the goal of eventually shipping a vehicle. That’s a more ambitious goal than in previous years when the project mostly focused on creating an underlying self-driving system. The company has also added more ex-Tesla Inc. executives to the project.
Still, some Apple engineers on the project believe the company could release a product in five to seven years if Apple goes ahead with its plans. The car is nowhere near production stage, the people said, though they did warn timelines could change. They asked not to be identified discussing sensitive, internal work. The majority of the team is currently either working from home or at th