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Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle (9to5mac.com)
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Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle::Project Titan, the Apple electric car project, has been underway since 2015. But the project has faced numerous delays and...

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[–] 77 points 2 years ago (5 children)
  • Proprietary charging ports/stations, $50/KWh.
  • Increasingly slower acceleration as the vehicle goes out of warranty.
  • Any attempt at repairing faults with the car is a breach of TOS.
  • Turn signals, headlights, stereo.. all features are $5/month on the Apple Store.
  • Apple Maps will guide you into ravines and gardens.

Apple lovers would mortgage their home just to be on the waiting list.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (3 children)
    • The underside is made of glass.
    • You have to hold the steering wheel at 9 and 3 or it won't work.
    • Is only compatible with the Apple ecosystem of accessories such as wheels, tires, child seats etc.
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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The charge port is on the bottom.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago
    • 3rd party charging stations throttled to half of power
    • 3rd party parts will display random errors while driving
    • glowing apple logo 24/7
    • system updated till 2100
    • locked bootloader
    • proprietary tires
    • 583 types of screwdrivers required to disassemble 83636 unique screws
    • scientists having to invent new substance to unglue battery
    • critical error no 62 bricking car, no one knows what it means
    • fatal design flaw gets never fixed, drop of water connects engine trace with main computer trace, everything burned with 100 kV
    • hard to reach weak chip, because manufacturer wanted to save $0.0006
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    • proprietary light bulbs, tires and air valves.
    • can only open anything engine related like fluids at the dealership.
    • can only fix broken windows at the dealership.
    • repairing means having to swap the old car for a new one for a fee, or stay with the defective car. The old car will be shredded to "save the environment", following their "green" practices.
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago
    • seats are sold separately, are basic with no adjustability but follow aesthetic. Costs $10,000 each.
    • replaces high and low beams with mid beams so it's less confusing for the user.
    • no speakers or anywhere to plug them in, but your Apple representative will be happy to upsell you a set of air buds and chargers for each seat.
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