Interviewed and teased by Fox News, Apple CEO Tim Cook is entrenched behind a resounding no comment: what’s behind the Apple Car project?
The Apple Car, or iCar as you like, the subject of a resounding no comment. A pronounced it was not any commentator but Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, during an interview with the U.S. channel Fox News Business. Obviously, the answer has caught the interest of many who, promptly, have tried to get some more information from the few words of the head of Cupertino.
At the center of the intervention during the broadcast Fox News Sunday, Cook has expressed firmly against the protests that just under two weeks ago have hit hard the Capitol in Washington, the political heart of the United States. The Apple CEO then pointed out that such events are the representation of an attack on democracy, also explaining the reasons that prompted the Cupertino headquarters to remove Parler from the App Store, the application that belongs to the alt-right social network frequented by many supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. But on the iCar, on the contrary, Cook’s mouth remained sealed.
Tim Cook and Apple Car, the words of the CEO
Although Tim Cook’s dry answer, “I can’t comment on gossip” was accompanied by a laugh, the journalist immediately replied underlining how his role allows him to decide to comment or not. A real attempt to tease the CEO on what has been one of the most talked about topics of the last days in the field of technology and automotive, but without any success as Cook has limited himself to an amused “Touché”.
Apple Car and Hyunday, what does the future hold?
It’s Sunday the news of the negotiations between Apple and Hyundai for what should be the first Apple Car. A few hours later, however, came the confirmation of the step back by the South Korean company, leaving little hope for those who already saw materialized the partnership between the two companies.
As claimed by the newspaper eDaily, and spread by the site iMore, in its place would be one of the companies that are part of the group Hyundai, or Kia. According to the report, Kia would be willing to work on the project in the plants of West Point, Georgia (USA). This would be due to a purely practical matter, in order to facilitate the collaboration with the company of the bitten apple.
To this, was then added the note from Hyundai that wanted to reiterate its position in the matter. At least for the moment, as reported by eDaily, the automaker would be said to be much more interested in the growth of its brand, rather than actually playing the role of Apple’s production partner for what should be the first electric vehicle of Cupertino.
Apple Car and Hyunday, what are the times to see it on the road?
Agreements or not, it will certainly not be possible to see on the road what will be the Apple Car before 2025, at least according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. A year more, therefore, compared to the calculations of Reuters that wanted the first electric car of the company led by Cook already in 2024. To this, then, we add the voice of Bloomberg that, only a week ago, confirmed how the Apple Car would still be very far from any forecast of production phase, thus postponing once again any prediction.