While it's a fun idea, I'm skeptical (though it would be cool!) I think it's far more likely that Apple ends up either designing a car for Tesla or, less-spect

While it's a fun idea, I'm skeptical (though it would be cool!) I think it's far more likely that Apple ends up either designing a car for Tesla or, less-spectacularly, "powering" a car (which basically means expanding CarPlay to a bigger role than v1 will have on the dashboard.) I still think it's ridiculous that car manufacturers essentially create their own OSs (yes, I know they get them from 3rd parties and some are QNX-powered, etc.) but in essence, every car has its own UI/UX, most of which are terrible. CarPlay is step 1. I think the evolution of that is a car that's run entirely on OSX/iOS/CarOS -- with a real UI, good UX, and the joy of well-designed electronics. Modern-day cars are vastly more computer-controlled than they used to be, and it makes sense that Apple wants to be a part of that action. I don't think we're going to see Apple The Car Manufacturer, but I do think we're going to see "Powered by Apple" soon.