Lukáš Čambala Idayari iqhamuke nokubamba okukhulu The Guardian, owaphumelela Thola, ukuthi i-Apple iyaqhubeka nokusebenza kuphrojekthi yayo "yemoto". Ngokwemininingwane yaso, umdondoshiya waseCalifornia ubheka izindawo okungenzeka ukuthi ungaqala kuzo ukuhlola imoto yaso ezishayelayo, ngokusho kwabanye. kuyasebenza.
Ukuhlola imoto ezimele, i-Apple ingasebenzisa isiteshi seGoMentum, esiseduze neSan Francisco, okufanele sibe isiza sokuhlola esikhulu kunazo zonke esivikelekile emhlabeni. I-GoMentum ekuqaleni ibisebenza njengendawo yokugcina izikhali, futhi manje indawo enamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-30 emigwaqo elungele ukuhlola izimoto ezizimele igadwe amasosha.
Ngokwesibonelo, uHonda noMercedes-Benz sebezihlolile izimoto zabo kwaGoMentum, futhi i-Apple manje ingathanda ukubajoyina. NgoMeyi, onjiniyela bethimba le-Special Projects lakwa-Apple bahlangana nabamele i-GoMentum, kanye noFrank Fearon ngencwadi etholakalayo. Umnakekeli wabe esebuza ukuthi kwakuyokwenzeka nini futhi ngaphansi kwaziphi izimo ukusebenzisa izakhiwo eziqashwe ngokuqinile.
URandy Iwasaki, isikhulu esiphezulu senkampani ephethe iGoMentum, wenqabile ukuphumela obala ngesivumelwano sokungadalulwa, kodwa wathi: “Esingakusho nje ukuthi u-Apple uze kithi futhi ubenentshisekelo.
Okuthiwa iphrojekthi ye-"Titan", njengoba kubizwa kanjalo ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo we-apula ohlobene nemboni yezimoto, kusobala ukuthi iyaqhubeka. Kodwa-ke, akukacaci nhlobo ukuthi yimuphi umkhiqizo wokugcina esizowubona ku-Apple. Vele, isifiso esikhulu kungaba ukwakha imoto yakho ezimele, ake sithi i-Apple Car, kodwa ekugcineni ukuthengiswa okuqondile kwemoto enophawu lwe-Apple kungenzeka kungenzeki nhlobo.
Kuphinde kukhulunywe ngokunye okuhlukile, njengokuthi i-Apple, ilandela isibonelo sabanye, ingavele ithuthukise inkundla ethile noma ubuchwepheshe bezimoto, obuzobunikeza ezinye izinkampani zezimoto. Noma engase agcine esesebenza eyakhe imoto ezishayelayo, ngoba nje efuna izindawo zokuyivivinya ngo-2015 akusho ukuthi silinde kuze kube unyaka ozayo, isibonelo.
Idethi yokuqala engenzeka ibonakala ingeyamanje kulo nyaka unyaka oshiwo ngo-2020. Isibonelo, ngesibonelo se-BMW, singabona ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwemoto yabo kwathatha iminyaka emihlanu, futhi inkampani yezimoto yaseJalimane isivele inolwazi lwamashumi eminyaka ekuthuthukisweni kwezimoto ngokujwayelekile futhi inazo zonke izinsiza ezidingekayo. Ngisho ne-Tesla, eyabonisa i-Model X ngo-2012, ayikakalungeli ukudayiswa. Okokugcina, kunezimvume ezidingekayo ngokuphelele ezivela kuziphathimandla ezehlukene mayelana nokuphepha nezinye izindaba ezihlobene nemoto.
