And another:
"The car will not go around corners. This will be hailed as an improvement as it makes the car easier to operate"
You forgot one:
*If you hold the steering wheel in the wrong spot it immediately careens off the road as it just lost contact with the "network".
*The above issue will be rectified by purchasing an ugly rubber bumper for your car at grossly inflated prices and/or being told "you're doing it wrong."
The only way to really do that, with out buying them outright, is to hire engineers who have experience designing EV's with the same requirements of the Model S. Not too many of those people exist.
There is another way as well, wait for Tesla's bankruptcy liquidation. Their talent will be looking for jobs and their facilities would be dirt cheap.
-KeithP
*Non fillable fuel tank, once you use up the fuel you have to buy a new one, wouldn't matter anyway because it runs on a new fuel that only apple make and they don't sell it seperately from the car.
Presenting the iCar
Not sure why, but I have a fond rememberance of mr. wiggly worm and all things busytown. Probably because I owned these as a kid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_cWcv68p_E :sealed my fondness of all things apples
Lowly Worm periscope. I can't find this, but I swear to god I owned one
I'm excited about this. One of my biggest gripes with the current automotive market is the lack of attention to user experience within the vehicle. The Apple car concept could fail mightily but maybe they will make some changes to the way we interact with our vehicles that can be horizontally deployed across all or most auto manufacturers and ultimately benefit all of us. If not Apple then hopefully someone.
Companies like Apple, Tesla, etc. are the ones most likely to do this in my opinion. The old guard make incremental improvements gen to gen. It typically takes a new comer to change the game entirely.
I sort of disagree with that one - if it's a gasoline car, you'll have to go to an Apple station, because the pumps at the other stations won't fit. If you manage to get an adapter from China that works, then the car will detect that it's an unauthorized manufacturer and refuse to run until you drain and refill the tank.
Though, it's more likely to be an electric car. You'll have to buy a special port to plug it in at your house. Next year, when you upgrade to the new car, because that's what Apple people do, you'll discover that you have to buy a new port. Because, even though the port accomplishes the exact same thing, it's a different size.
It'll be the most awesome vehicle ever for driving in the snow. But, you won't be allowed to drive it in the rain because Apple won't be satisfied with how the wipers work, so will exclude that feature.
It'll be priced so that most people use a "rent to own" option, which includes the fuel cost. After the car is paid off, you'll continue to have to make the same monthly payment for the fuel. (Oh, wait, that's Verizon.)
People will line up for days to get their hands on a $50k Chinese made car.
Oh lord an Apple car? Somehow $120,000 for a smart car with a windshield that shatters if you look at it wrong doesn't sound enticing.
There is another way as well, wait for Tesla's bankruptcy liquidation. Their talent will be looking for jobs and their facilities would be dirt cheap.
Tesla & Apple Escalating Poaching War Apple Now Offering $250,000 Signing Bonuses + 60% Pay Increases
Here's how I see it going...
Apple enter the market with a few novel ideas and garners a bunch of praise for, well, being Apple.
Next, Apple files a shit ton of lawsuits against the other car makers for stealing there ideas -- and wins in court because ... Apple...
Price of all cars goes up as car makers are forced to pay royalties to Apple.