Crowded discussed about Apple's plans to make electric cars and technologically autonomous or controlled can drive itself without the driver, the technology company has now extended that time the emergence of the product is 2019.To meet the target stretcher, Apple increased the number of experts involved in the project named 'Titan' is three-fold. They are experts in the field of design and of course the automotive battery.
Among the experts who are recruited Jamie Carlson, a senior engineer who had worked in the electric car company belongs to Elon Musk, Tesla Motors. This is confirmed by the contents of Carlson LinkedIn profile reveals that he had left Tesla and now works at Apple.
American Wall Street Journal, citing internal sources Apple report, 2019 is the target for the experts to settle in the form of a prototype. Up to now not known when the production version of the car is realized and sold.
The report said that electric cars Apple is a long-term project, but the version of the prototype was able to drive.
Last month, a lawyer from Apple met with the California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) to discuss the relevant regulations of autonomous cars."The meeting with Apple to review the regulation of autonomous cars," said Armando Bottelo, deputy director of the DMV.
In addition to Apple, other automobile manufacturers have signed up to test autonomous cars in California and have been licensed, such as Mercedes Benz, Google, Honda, and others.Analysts said Apple's ambitions do not stop at making electrically powered autonomous cars, but also provides software for other automotive companies that want to create an autonomous car.
"We believe that the automotive industry can provide a significant advantage for Apple, but we also suspect Apple will be in a hurry to develop and test their products," said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.He predicts the possibility of Apple's high-tech cars to be realized between 50 and 60 percent.
