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Apple Reportedly Teams With Kia to Produce Apple Car:
Apple is investing about $3.6 billion in a car partnership with Kia Motors, according to a report out of South Korea.
[...] Apple will set up production with Kia and build Apple cars at the company's facility in Georgia, Korean newspaper DongA Ilbo reported, though the report did not cite sources for the information, Bloomberg reported.
The newspaper also said that the two companies could sign a deal on Feb. 17 and are planning to introduce Apple cars in 2024, with an initial target to produce 100,000 vehicles a year.
Last month, South Korean automaker Hyundai, an affiliate of Kia's, announced it was in preliminary talks with Apple on developing a self-driving car, before quickly backing away from the statement and saying it has received requests from a number of technology suitors to develop autonomous electric vehicles.
(Score: 5, Funny) by c0lo on Thursday February 04 2021, @05:10PM (8 children)
Ummm.... did I mention the price? No? Well, believe me, better this way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 04 2021, @05:28PM (4 children)
Funny, but as to the complaint of iPhones supposedly not working after a few short years, this is complete bullshit.
I have had iPhones that ran for many years without issue. Apple also issues updates to phones for much longer than Android phone makers. Compare resale value of an old Android phone versus an old Apple phone to see what the people think.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday February 04 2021, @06:13PM (3 children)
Yes, a couple of anecdotal data points make a statistic.
I totally have said that the battery will be completely dead with my "after 3-5 years when the battery start dying".
Besides, there's no problem if the battery has much lower capacity after 5y, you could always push your iCar for the last couple of miles when you commute, it will function fine by itself at all the other times.
Indeed, with any new competing brand/make/model that is shittier than iPhone that get released, the battery in all iPhones gain extra capacity.
The more shittier Androids on the market, the better your iPhone will become.
Why! It's entirely possible to see such a large grow in the shitty Android market share that your iPhone's battery will need to be recharged on a weekly (rather than daily) basis.
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Here's how long your iPhone will really last [techrepublic.com] - 4y3mo
How long will your expensive new iPhone last? [zdnet.com] - heavy use, 2y to get to 80% battery capacity.
New Study Suggests People Are Keeping Their Phones Longer Because There’s Not Much Reason to Upgrade [vice.com] - the average age of an iPhone at trade-in is now 2.92 years
iPhones start slowing down after a year of use, and that’s way too soon [theverge.com]
The lifespan of the iPhone and iPad - how many years will they work? [gadget-manual.com] - the official expiration date of iOS devices is 5 years, while the average period of use of the iPhone or iPad (according to Apple) is 3 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 04 2021, @09:18PM (2 children)
I don't know why you are picking on iPhones for the battery wearing out.
That happens to LITERALLY ANY DEVICE that uses a battery. Now, wouldn't it be nice to be able to open your phone to replace the battery, since it is a consumable item? It damn sure would, but name me a phone manufacturer that designs the phone to be opened. They just are not built that way anymore.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday February 05 2021, @04:16AM (1 child)
While it is true that most of the phones (if not all) come with non-replaceable batteries, I don't know if you notice that TFA establishes an Apple context.
Do I need to justify my choice more than that or d'ya 'ave the answer to your question?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @10:10PM
I have personal experience with the Apple battery issue you mentioned.
Apple applied a patch to old iPhones that slowed operation somewhat to protect old batteries (prevent system shutdown when the old battery couldn't keep up), according to Apple. This sounds purely like a move by Apple to make your device obsolete and encourage you to buy a new one. I'll tell you how it worked in practice: I had a several year old iPhone. The slow down feature was backed out. What I had to do to prevent occasional system shutdown (it happened) with my very old battery was to enable the OS setting to throttle performance to favor the battery. Apple was technically right in the action they took, but they should have advertised it or added a manual setting the first time. They like things simple for the user, so it's not the option they took. The battery problem was real, as I verified.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 04 2021, @06:21PM
LOL
9. Apple will put a stupid notch in the windshield. Google will copy Apple's notch the next year.
10.Apple will stupidly remove the headphone jack from the car. Google will remove the jack next year.
11.Apple will reorient the built-in camera. Google will do the same thing next year.
12.Apple will add fingerprint-unlock to all their cars. Google will add it next year.
13.Apple will then add face-unlock to all their cars. Google will add it the next year.
14. Apple's dashcam will have a little bump that stick out. Google will add that same bump next year.
15. Apple will add notification icons to it's dash. Google will add them 7 years later.
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99. Apple will add voice commands. Google will add them next year.
(Score: 2) by corey on Saturday February 06 2021, @03:48AM (1 child)
You managed to get a +5 Funny, but damn, your jokes are so cliche and basically dad joke-ish. :)
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday February 06 2021, @03:53AM
Fit with the audience, son.
Feel free to post your own, not gonna stop you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0