[Pacific Automotive Network New Car Channel] Recently, according to other domestic media reports, Apple’s electric car plan is at least two years ahead of schedule and is expected to be officially released in the third quarter of 2021; and currently Apple has cooperated with Bizlian-KY, and Auto parts manufacturers such as Qinqin and Tomita have put forward stocking requirements and included relevant manufacturers in the first wave of supply chains.
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It is reported that these parts manufacturers are preparing to start production of " Apple Car " components as early as the second quarter of 2021; at the same time, Apple has already Obtained permission from the California DMV to test self-driving cars and used LiDAR-equipped vehicles that year The device is being tested on a Lexus SUV, and dozens of prototypes are currently being tested secretly in California.
In recent years, there have been rumors about Apple building cars on the Internet, but this is the first time that supplier cooperation has been exposed. Maybe Apple cars are really coming! A report in the Wall Street Journal in 2015 exposed Apple's Titan Project. It is understood that this plan is to develop a complete vehicle. The R&D team will reach the level of 1,000 people, and the project has been underway for a year. However, over the years, there have been reports about Apple's involvement in vehicle manufacturing, but there has never been an official statement on the release time of the new car.
In addition, Bloomberg Mark Gurman said: "Apple's artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea recently took over the leadership of the project."
(Picture: From the Internet / Text: Pacific Automotive Network Xiong Ruifeng)