Sources: Apple pivots to a less ambitious design for its upcoming EV, from Level 4 autonomy to Level 2+, and pushes back its launch from 2026 to 2028 or later
and it doesn't sound like the self-driving car of the future Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : Apple reportedly switches to less ambitious development roadmap for its electric car Nadeem Sarwar / SlashGear : The Wait For Apple's Long-Rumored Electric Car May Have Just Gotten Longer Zachariah Kelly / Gizmodo Australia : Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today Philip Elmer‑DeWitt : Apple's car plans slip again Patently Apple : With governments failing to start smart road projects supporting autonomous vehicles, Apple refocuses Project Titan on conditional automation MacDailyNews : Apple Car pegged to launch in 2028 with Level 2+ autonomy John Quintet / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple Shifts Gears: Electric Car Launch Pushed to 2028: Report Oscar Gonzalez / Gizmodo : Apple Car Hits Speed Bump, Reportedly Pushed to 2028 Michelle Ehrhardt / The Messenger : Apple Car Delayed Again and Won't Drive Itself, but Might Actually Come Out Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : Finally, Apple car coming in 2028 Karandeep Oberoi / MobileSyrup : Apple Car delayed to 2028, will have less autonomy than expected Amber Neely / AppleInsider : Apple Car is delayed — again Michael Grullon / Watcher Guru : Apple Delays Release of Electric Car to 2028 Omar Moharram / Supercharged : Apple Car now thought to launch in 2028 with less ambitious autonomous capabilities Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple Car Autonomous Driving Scaled Down, Launch Planned for 2028 José Adorno / BGR : Apple Car reportedly cuts key driverless features as release target slips to 2028 Threads: Benedict Evans / @benedictevans : I look forward to claiming my pre-order of an Apple Car as a tax-deductible business expense, for research purposes. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Seth Jayson / @sethcjayson : This surprises no one who has actually looked at Apple's reported self-driving miles in California. They were pitifully low. I'd bet they'll never launch a car. David Ruddock / @daviddoesfuji : this car is never, ever happening. X: James Titcomb / @jamestitcomb : The Apple Car is always four years away. My working theory is it's a thing Apple dangles in front of carmakers to encourage adoption of CarPlay https://www.bloomberg.com/... Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : 2026: Apple Car pushed back to 2030 @wholemarsblog : Apple's plan is to launch a Tesla me-too product [image] @wholemarsblog : Contrast what Tesla has accomplished from 2014 to 2024 with how the Apple Car project has done in the same time span 😂 [image] Vadim Yuryev / @vadimyuryev : Seems like Full Self Driving Autonomy is becoming more difficult than anyone expected. Not just the hardware and software, but just getting past the regulators by itself is proving incredibly difficult. Zac Hall / @apollozac : [Image: photo of a TV with CNBC story “Apple Setting Car's Target Ship Date For 2019 - Dj"] Barry Schwartz / @rustybrick : The longest anticipated Apple product launch ever - the Apple Car.... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : The Apple Car is supposed to be launch in 2028. It will level 2+ self driving electric vehicle will be interesting if it matches the driving experience of Tesla with higher build quality and better software. $TSLA bulls should update their forecasts. 🙃 https://www.bloomberg.com/... Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : Apple Car/Project Titan rumors began in 2014. 2028 launch would be 14 YEARS of rumors. STOP IT. Sawyer Merritt / @sawyermerritt : By the time Apple releases its EV, they would have been working on the project for 13 years. Tesla delivered 50k cars in its 13th year of existence. Robert Scoble / @scobleizer : Regarding Apple's Car leaks that @markgurman got today: Apple has something Tesla doesn't: devices in your hand. Soon on your face. How do you think you will order a car to pick you up to take you to the airport? I find it fun that @IrenaCronin and I both have been predicting 2028 for Spatial Computing glasses to come. The glasses and the car are tied together. Josh / @joshuaogundu : I can only imagine that what happened with Cruise in SF and the EV production slashes from the legacy automakers have impacted how they look at their own vehicle Jay Yarow / @jyarow : lemme tell you something: No product will ever be as good a business as the iPhone. So, dont bother trying to compare anything to it. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image] Mark Gurman / @markgurman : NEW: Apple has scaled back its electric car plans at a make-or-break moment for the project, moving from Level 4 to Level 2+ self-driving and delaying a planned launch from 2026 to 2028. https://www.bloomberg.com/... LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski : The Apple Car, or Project Titan as it's called internally, is reportedly not coming until 2028, or later. Rumors for an Apple Car started in 2014. … Forums: Hacker News : Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays launch to 2028 r/apple : Apple Dials Back Car's Self-Driving Features and Delays Launch to 2028 Msmash / Slashdot : Apple Dials Back Car's Self-Driving Features and Delays Launch To 2028 MacRumors Forums : Apple Car Autonomous Driving Scaled Down, Launch Planned for 2028