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I think the whole Apple car rumor is analysts trying to come up with a conceivable way they could spend a large portion of their reserves.
by bearcobra 10y ago
I think the whole Apple car rumor is analysts trying to come up with a conceivable way they could spend a large portion of their reserves.
- asimuvPR 10y agoThere is still something very apple-ish about that rumor. It might seem weird, but cars are becoming more like mobile phones with wheels. The mobile phone is the latest in the personal computing vision apple had (well, jobs). The car being an extension of that might be a natural choice for them to follow. A self driving car that picks you up whenever and wherever is to the car what the smartphone is to mobile phones. Who knows? They have the money and talent for a good effort.
- sah2ed 10y agoI think the rumor has some merit though. Apple now have their own mapping effort similar to Google and I remember watching a video at a Google sponsored event where it was mentioned that for self-driving cars to be viable, you first need a mapping solution which Google had been building for several years as Google Maps.