The debut of the Apple Car will be in 2026, it will cost over 100 thousand dollars, but it will be a space car. Let’s find out the details of this car that Apple has decided to launch on the market!
It has been posticipated the debut of the Cupertino carit seems that has been set for 2026. There Apple Car, Apple’s first carfor the which there is great anticipationwhich should have been equipped with systems of level 5 autonomous driving, and therefore it shouldn’t have had pedals and a steering wheel, it will instead be a luxury sedan, and with pedals and a steering wheel. The ambitious project seems to have been abandoned and what the company is pursuing has the goal is maximum luxury below 120,000 euros. Let’s see in detail what the famous Cupertino company reserves.
Apple Car: a luxury sedan with 5 seats
Level 5 autonomous driving system project abandoned, the Apple Car that will see its debut in 2026 it will be a five-seat luxury sedanconfigured in the traditional way, equipped with cockpit and seats, and with steering wheel and pedals.
The design of the car will be approved in 2024, given that to date neither the mechanical platform nor the electric motor have been defined yet. According to sources, too the price would have dropped and it seems that it will settle at around 100,000 dollars20 thousand less than what was foreseen for the previous version.
So, a niche car, in able to compete with Teslaa brand that has always focused on electric propulsion and has recently been pushing significantly on driving assistance.
What are the goals for the Apple Car
The current state, Apple’s goal is to make a car with a standard level 4 autonomous driving system, i.e. that it has digital control only on fast roads and motorways.
It’s a project totally opposite to the original one that the Cupertino house wanted to achieve. The project was discussed several years ago, when Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, spoke of an autonomous driving platform.
However, it seems like every year the company spends over a billion dollars to keep the channel open to develop what is in effect a luxury technology car.
