Apple, Inc. began working on Apple Car called “Project Titan” in 2014, which involved more than 1,000 car experts and engineers developing an Apple electric car with limited self-driving capabilities at a secret location near the company’s Cupertino headquarters. Apple Car rumors have been growing pretty loud about a tentatively named Apple Car project in recent years.
As of 2023, Apple car updates or concrete details surrounding Apple Autonomous Vehicle vision are few and far between. It seems for certain that Apple is working on a semi-autonomous automotive project. Though one thing is for sure, it is the most anticipated vehicular project, whenever it will hit the road.
Apple car release date
As per Apple insiders, 2021, Apple car release date was somewhere in 2025, then in 2022, the new Apple Car release date was released. Reports emerged suggesting that now the scheduled release date of Apple Car is in 2026. After a while without any Apple Car rumors, analyst Daniel Ives said that the arrival of the vehicle was a question of “when, not if” and that Apple Car 2026 launch window did come up again, so make of that what you will.
Attempted collaborations
At the start of 2021, it was thought, Apple was in promising talks with Hyundai regarding production of the Apple autonomous vehicle which is electric. Then, as per reports, on Apple Car rumors which suggested Apple had signed a manufacturing deal with Kia, which would bring the Apple Car to market as early as 2024. Later it called off both the deals.
Apple Car rumors began indicating that Apple approached Nissan but a report from the Financial Times suggested that “contact was brief and the discussions did not advance to senior management levels following divisions over branding.”
Other rumored alliance
- Apple and LG Electronics
- Chinese battery supplier CATL
- Magna International
- Lucid Motors, an American automotive manufacturer that specializes in electric cars.
Of course, there’s every chance that Apple won’t ever find a suitable collaborator for its Apple electric car vision. As per recent whispers, it is now prepared to shoulder the entire development process on its own.
What’s more, if those aforementioned Apple Car 2026 internal release date are to be believed, then Apple may genuinely have resigned to the fact that it won’t ever strike deal with a suitable manufacturer on the Apple Car project, suggesting the company really could be going things alone from here on out.
Apple car features and expectations
Despite the deadlock in production, the Apple Car project has been in a state of continuous development for several years, meaning there are some rumors about Apple Car features and Apple car updates of the upcoming, potentially Apple self-driving car which is fully-electric.
The first is its autonomous nature. Apple would turn its attention to developing autonomous software for vehicles, rather an entire vehicle in itself.
In November 2021, Apple autonomous vehicle development plans were laid out a little clearer, but these plans now appear to have changed drastically.
Listed Apple Car features
- Apple self-driving car, partially, one that can more realistically be produced for a release date of 2026.
- In-vehicle system that warns riders about what an autonomous car would do.
- vehicle system that warns riders about what an autonomous car would do
- A car window that can alter its transparency and tint.
- Single car windowpane, those which allow passengers to see out, but be shielded from those looking in.
- Automation features, with sensors allowing the window to vary its tint or reflectiveness in response to external weather conditions
In terms of other Apple Car features we can expect from the Apple Car assumptions are that the Apple Car will almost inevitably be deeply integrated with iOS.
Apple Car Price
With little to no official information surrounding the Apple self-driving car, it’s almost impossible to predict how much it’ll cost – but Bloomberg’s aforementioned 2022 report does suggest Apple is aiming for a sub-$100,000 price point.
But that rumored sub-$100,000 price point is reason for optimism.
The bottom line: Apple Car
It still a long road ahead for the Apple Car. In all likelihood, the company will have to go the whole process alone. The bottom line, then, is that something is happening over at Apple. It’s clear the tech giant is hoping to be a major player in the autonomous game in the years to come. Apple autonomous vehicle is surely going to be ground breaking what with a technological track record as iconic as the American giant.
