Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Thursday, October 7th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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So given how I've said I can't make heads or tails of all the Apple car rumors, I'm not sure how this fits into the whole story but sources are

telling Mark Germin that Apple is developing an iPhone-based car control

system that could access things like climate control, speedometer, radio, seats, and more,

expanding on the existing carplay platform.

So remember all those rumors a few years ago that Apple had abandoned the idea of manufacturing an actual car at one point in favor of just producing the software platform to run various cars?

Is this the fruits of that labor, an intermediate step toward an I-car if you will,

quoting Bloomberg. The company is working on technology that would access functions like the

climate control system, speedometer, radio, and seats,

according to people with knowledge of the effort.

The initiative known as Iron Heart internally is still in its early stages and would require the cooperation of automakers.

The work underscores the idea that cars could be a major moneymaker for the tech giant,

even without selling a vehicle itself.

While plans for an apple car have faced setbacks, including the defection of key

executives this year, the company has continued to make inroads with carplay.

It lets customers link up their iPhones with a vehicle to handle so-called infotainment features

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