Apple still plans to get the car on the road, but a new report suggests the Apple Car's launch date is sometime in 2028.
And designers had to put the brakes on hopes for fully autonomous driving. Electric vehicles will reportedly offer some driver assistance features, but will fall far short of full autonomy. Nonetheless, with a downgraded feature set, your product is more likely to reach its deadline than before.
The dream of self-driving Apple car is stopped on the side of the road
According to numerous leaks, Apple's Project Titan to develop self-driving cars has been in the works since 2014 and is now about a decade old. However, it was not a smooth journey and debut was still far away. There have been many management changes over the years and at least one layoff.
At one point, the goal was a fully self-driving car with no steering wheel or brake pedals. However, no company has yet released a level 5 self-driving car.
Apple gave up on trying, at least in the early versions. “The car will use what is known as a Level 2+ system,” it reports. bloomberg On Tuesday. This means the car is intelligent enough to stay in its lane and adjust its speed to match other vehicles, but that's about it. It's about helping drivers, not replacing them.
If that sounds familiar, that's essentially what Tesla is offering now. And that's probably no coincidence.
“The latest plans for the car are internally viewed as Tesla's 'me-too product.' This is a product that doesn't break any significant new ground. However, the company wants to make its cars stand out with stylish designs, safety systems and unique users. “Interface,” he wrote. bloombergMark Gurman says:
4 years of waiting
In the past, there have been very optimistic predictions about the launch of Apple cars. At the time of publication, the product was hoped to launch in 2023. But lowering the self-driving features is a win for those who want to see an Apple car. There will be an EV brand at some point in the near future. Even if we wait until 2028 bloombergThe source appears.
The goal of creating a vehicle with Level 5 autonomy depends on someone developing technology that currently does not exist and is very difficult to create. Apple now plans to create a car that is capable of using existing technology.
Another benefit of reducing the feature set is lower cost. This doesn't mean the product will be cheap. The goal is probably Keep your price under $100,000.