Share with friends and circle of friends with wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > on June 1, it was reported that as early as 2015, Apple's internal electric automatic < a target = "project Titan" < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%B1%BD%E8%BD%A6 "> auto < / a > project began to surface. However, in the past few years, the strategic objectives of the project have been repeated many times, and the technical progress seems to be small. Now, apple is restarting the car building plan, and the ultimate goal is to develop the whole car < p > around 2015, apple recruited a large number of talents in the automotive industry, with more than 5000 R & D personnel alone. But it never released the exact product, and later even narrowed the scope of the target, that is, only developing automatic driving software to sell to third parties. However, although Apple's expertise in operating system makes it a technology giant comparable to Microsoft or Oracle, it is, after all, a consumer oriented company. The key to the success of its products lies in the unswerving support of loyal customers, even though the prices of these products are far higher than those of its competitors < p > it is worth noting that if Apple confines itself to the simple role of an autopilot software provider, Apple will not be able to obtain all this information directly and will eventually give up the most important part of its profits. So, whenever there is a chance, Apple will restore the Titan project to its original state < p > < b > escape from hell < / b > < / P > < p > not long ago, it was reported that Hyundai Motor Group of South Korea contacted apple to discuss possible manufacturing cooperation, but the negotiation ended in failure. This incident not only confirms that apple is still pushing ahead with its auto project, but also highlights another key point, that is, Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, does not want to fall into Elon_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%E5%85%8B "> Elon Musk's < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%89%B9%E6%96%AF%E6%8B%89 "> Tesla < / a > increases the production capacity of model 3, and it is obvious that manufacturing cars is full of challenges. To this end, cook led Apple hopes to outsource production < p > it is reasonable for apple to outsource automobile production. Over the years, most of Apple's mobile phones, as well as iPad and MAC products, have been entrusted to < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E5%BA%B7 "> Foxconn < / a > OEM production. Coincidentally, after Apple's talks with Hyundai broke down, Foxconn announced its entry into the auto manufacturing industry, and now it has become one of the most credible potential partners for Apple's auto ambitions. Foxconn and apple have been working together for many years and have a production network of more than 1 million employees. In October 2020, Foxconn launched its first modular electric platform with a dedicated software architecture, which is similar to Volkswagen MEB in concept and technology In January 2021, Foxconn and Geely set up a joint venture to provide automobile production services for the third party, as well as consulting services related to electric vehicles. After more than ten years of cooperation, building production capacity, accumulating professional knowledge and setting up joint ventures, Foxconn's series of initiatives all point to building cars for apple. So it's no surprise that Foxconn has moved from OEM iPhones and playstations to making cars However, Foxconn is not the only company that can help Apple enter the automotive industry. In 2014, when Apple was determined to explore the possibility of getting involved in the automotive industry, the market thought that its wise move was to cooperate with professional companies in the industry, such as magna, a Canadian auto supplier. In fact, Magna was the first target of Apple's Titan project, but when Apple decided to limit its goal to "software only" development, the cooperation between the two sides was shelved However, Magna has taken a lot of positive measures. On the one hand, the company established a joint venture with LG to produce powertrain systems for electric vehicles; On the other hand, Magna has expanded its production capacity in China by focusing on manufacturing zero emission vehicles. Now, given these developments, Magna seems to be Apple's best automotive partner < p > < b > in 2025 < / P > < p > the specific details of Apple car have not been disclosed, and there is still a long way to go before the release. Some people expect apple to debut in 2024, but taking into account the need for time for L4 class self driving cars to become reality, this seems to be a rather unreasonable optimistic forecast. Others bet on a longer time frame and claim to wait until 2027. However, most tend to be between the two time frames, with 2025 most likely < p > according to the available information, Apple will use lithium iron phosphate battery instead of the most commonly used ternary lithium battery. Apple seems to have chosen a product that not only keeps project costs low, but also has other advantages, such as better resistance to overheating < p > < b > domino effect < / b > < / P > < p > since the beginning of testing, Apple's automatic driving technology has come a long way. Its test vehicle has changed shape and made great progress at the same time. For example, the automatic driving mileage of Apple's autopilot increased from 7544 miles (12140 kilometers) in 2019 to 18805 miles (30264 kilometers) last year. The so-called "disengagement" (which requires human drivers to take over) has been extended to 145 miles (232 kilometers), compared with 118 miles (189 kilometers) in 2019

development of self driving cars is full of challenges and hardships. Musk himself admitted in January this year that when he fell into the hell of model 3 production in 2017, he had thought of selling Tesla to apple for 1 / 10 of the value at that time. But cook declined the invitation. When Apple started recruiting engineers in 2015 and many people left Tesla, musk said at the time: "apple is Tesla's grave: if you can't come here, go work for them."

2020, it was said that Apple decided to restore the ultimate goal of the Titan plan to the original setting, namely the development of a complete electric autopilot. This is the first update since last year, when Doug field, the project leader, fired 190 team members. This news spread all over the world, and produced a domino effect, which first made the shares of Hyundai and its subsidiary Kia soar, and then plummeted, creating numerous assumptions about possible Apple partners（ (small)