▲It is rumored that Apple has been planning to develop an electric car "Apple Car" for a long time. Foreign media reported that Apple is working on an electric car project and plans to launch it in the next few years. The top-secret project, known as Project Titan, is said to be taking place in a hidden laboratory in California called "SG5" and may one day produce an "Apple Car."
There have been many rumors about this matter, as well as related reports and patent applications. According to sources quoted by the foreign media "Apple? Insider", the design and technology behind Project Titan have been constantly changing. , Apple once considered referring to the BMW i3 as the design basis for the Apple Car.
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The 2016 report stated that Apple aimed to launch it this year, but due to the departure of the project leader Steve Zadesky, Apple had to postpone it. By 2021.
Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also suggested in 2018 that Apple will develop a transportation consumer product based on Project Titan by 2023, while the Apple Car may be extended to 2025. ?Year. He believes that the introduction of new technologies will create "potentially huge replacement demand" in the industry, and Apple will make changes through the mature automobile market. This electric vehicle project may help push Apple to achieve a valuation of ~$2 trillion. .
"Apple Insider", in two patents recently granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, found that Apple Car may have a smart window tinting system that improves privacy, using liquid crystal technology to block sunlight and From the outside view, it provides a certain degree of privacy for celebrities or when valuables are placed in the car, and adjusting the amount of light through the driver can also make the eyes of the driver and passengers more comfortable.
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