Apple Car will be FULLY autonomous! (CC #478)
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🗓️ 5 February 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
This week: imagine a car that can drive you around like a taxi, and come pick you up from wherever you are… that’s Apple Car, and it’s coming sooner than you think.
Plus: Apple’s VR headset will be a MONSTER. Could boast 8K display, advanced hand-eye-tracking, and a ridiculous $3,000 price tag.
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Apple gears up to sign $3.6 billion deal with Kia to build Apple Car
- In early January, Hyundai said it engaged in conversations with Apple about a potential partnership to manufacture cars for Cupertino. However, the South Korean company later pulled back on these reports and removed Apple’s name from some of its public statements.
Apple Car might never need a driver
- No one will ever drive an Apple Car, according to leaked information. Apple is reportedly planning a vehicle that’s completely autonomous. It’ll be programmed, not driven.
Apple Car could finally hit the road in 2025, but it won’t be cheap
- Apple Car could ship in 2025, and will be “positioned as a very high-end” model in terms of pricing, claims TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple’s $3,000 VR headset could boast 8K display, advanced hand- and eye-tracking
- Apple’s mixed-reality headset could cost around $3,000, solidifying its status as a niche luxury item, The Information claims in a new report.
How to use iCloud Passwords inside Google Chrome on Windows
- Apple has rolled out a somewhat surprising Google Chrome extension that allows users to access iCloud Passwords on Windows machines.
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| 0:00.0 | This is your captain. Is there an Apple Genius on board? |
| 0:04.0 | I'm a genius. |
| 0:05.0 | 3B forgot his anniversary. He wants to make his wife an eye movie. |
| 0:08.0 | But we've land in 27 minutes. |
| 0:10.0 | Look at all this footage. It's gonna be okay. |
| 0:12.0 | Move this here? So I just drag in our wedding song? |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, for my tunes. What if I wanted to add it? |
| 0:16.0 | Please turn off all electronic devices. |
| 0:18.0 | No, we're not gonna make it. |
| 0:19.0 | We're gonna make it. Add the CP effect. |
| 0:21.0 | It's very romantic. |
| 0:22.0 | And done. Awesome. |
| 0:25.0 | We have two minutes. 21F is working on a keynote. |
| 0:27.0 | Let's go. Let's do this. |
| 0:29.0 | Hello, and welcome to the whole cast. |
| 0:33.0 | The best 30 plus minute of conversation you're gonna hear all week long. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm your host, Airfront Aladdin. Joining me today. |
| 0:39.0 | He's the author of six definitive Apple books. |
| 0:43.0 | But now he much prefers smoking up the paper rather than writing on it. |
| 0:47.0 | He's the founder of Coltomac. |
| 0:49.0 | Leana Kenny is here. |
| 0:51.0 | Hello, everyone. Thank you. |
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