The Information's Wayne Ma published an in-depth report on Apple's struggles to build a self-driving electric vehicle, including technical challenges and several leadership changes since the project began eight years ago.
The next-generation CarPlay experience will be available in the year 2023.
The report sheds light on the physical appearance of the Apple Car. The latest design of the vehicle features four seats that face inward, allowing passengers to have face-to-face conversations with one another, as well as a curved ceiling that resembles the roof on a Volkswagen Beetle.
According to the report, Apple's designers are experimenting with a trunk compartment that rises for easy access and then lowers when not in use. The designers talked about large seat-back screens that rise and fall.
Jony Ive is still involved with the project as a consultant. The Apple Car team was advised by Ive that they should lean into the weird design of the vehicle and not hide its sensors.
According to The Information, Apple is trying to get exemptions from the NHTSA to release a vehicle without a steering wheel and brakes. The report claims that Apple has considered allowing passengers to lie down and sleep in the car.
According to the report, Apple is considering hiding the latest prototype of the vehicle during testing in the public. The vehicle is not expected to be released for years.
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