We go for a long stretch without hearing anything about the Apple Car, and then all of a sudden it's back in the cycle.
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Tesla Model 3 iPhone wallpapers
Although being several years in the making, our Wallpapers of Week collection has rarely featured car-themed images. These Tesla Model 3 iPhone wallpapers represent a prefect cross section of technology and auto industry. I had to put them into gallery, given their high quality and impressive depth of field.
Caviar’s new Cyberphone mod is a mashup of Tesla’s Cybertruck with the latest iPhone 11 Pro
Caviar, a company known for creating ridiculously luxurious replacement casings for Apple’s smartphones, is out today with its latest creation which looks like a cross between Tesla's upcoming Cybertruck and the latest iPhone 11 Pro models.
Apple hires a former Tesla engineer with expertise in interior design
A new report says that Apple has made another big hire with ties to the automotive industry.
Apple reportedly bid to buy Tesla back in 2013
Back in August of last year, it was reported that Apple's plans to launch a car of its own were back on track and that we could see the automobile launch within the next five to seven years. Interestingly enough, it turns out that Apple may have had a different plan of attack back in 2013 that involved Tesla.
Review: the official Tesla case for iPhone X/XS
Tesla Motors has a nice side business selling accessories like apparel, chargers, travel bags, gloves, purses and—why not?—iPhone cases. They have a range of cases for iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X and iPhone XS, and today we're going hands-on with their iPhone X/XS case.
Tesla launches iPhone case line on Amazon
Tesla has opened up a new Amazon storefront to sell iPhone cases and other merchandise. First spotted by 9to5Mac, the store features everything from sweatshirts to coffee mugs, and even 1:18 scale die cast models of some of its vehicles.
The hire of Tesla’s Senior Design Manager once again fuels speculations around an Apple car
Apple's poached Andrew Kim, Tesla's Senior Design Manager who spent two years with the Silicon Valley automaker. He will be working on undisclosed projects at Apple.
CNBC claims ‘scores’ of Tesla employees are leaving and heading to Apple
Since 2017, Apple has attracted "scores of employees" away from Tesla, including manufacturing, security, and software engineers. However, not all of the recent hires are going to the company's secretive vehicle initiative, Project Titan. Instead, some are headed elsewhere in the company where it needs software, display, optics, and battery-tech talent for other products, according to CNBC.
Solar-powered iPhone X Tesla model by Caviar will set you back thousands
If you're looking for a solar-powered mobile phone and money isn't a concern, consider the iPhone X Tesla model from Russian accessory maker Caviar. The device, which pays homage to the carmaker, will set you back at least $4,500, depending on the exchange rate.
Analyst says Tesla Model 3 launch could be as big as 2007 iPhone introduction
Gene Munster, a longtime Apple analyst who had been calling for an HD TV set from Apple for years before eventually giving up on that pipe dream, said today that the upcoming release of Tesla's Model 3 sedan would be as big a launch as the 2007 introduction of the original iPhone.
In a blog post on the Loup Ventures website, Munster writes that the combination of the Model 3’s value and technology has the potential to change the world and accelerate the adoption of electric and autonomous vehicles in the next decade.
“We believe we will eventually look back at the launch of the Model 3 and compare it to the iPhone, which proved to be the catalyst for the shift to mobile computing,” he wrote.
The launch of the vehicle is viewed as Tesla's make or break moment because Model 3 is the company's first truly mass-market electric car priced at the sweet spot of $35,000 before federal and state tax incentives.
According to Elon Musk, Tesla is poised to ship about thirty units of the Model 3 sedans on July 28 and ramp up production to 20,000 Model 3 units per month by December of this year.
Chart via Bloomberg
Imagining that Tesla could produce an estimated 2.5 million cars by 2025 may seem hard to believe given it only delivered about 100,000 cars in the past year. But as Munster says, car hardware does not scale as easy as software, but it can scale.
“Looking back at the iPhone in 2007 it was a stretch to envision the company producing 50 million phones a year, but in 2015, the company sold 232 million units,” he wrote. Owning a Model 3 is only thirteen percent more expensive than owning a Toyota Camry over a five-year period, estimated the analyst.
It's important to note that this figure assumes no state or federal tax credits for electric vehicles as the analyst expect those incentives to end before December 2020.
Loup Ventures is a VC fund focused on augmented reality, artificial intelligence and robotics which Munster founded following his exit from investment firm Piper Jaffray in December of last year, putting an end to Munster's 21-year career as Piper's senior Apple analyst.
Senior Director of Design for Mac lineup leaves Apple for engineering role at Tesla
Apple was trying “very hard” (in Elon Musk's own words) to recruit top talent from Tesla.
Now that its Project Titan has shifted gear from building an electric vehicle to developing an autonomous driving software, some of the engineers associated with the initiative have departed for Tesla.
Just as we've discovered that Swift creator Chris Lattner was leaving the iPhone maker to take a position as Vice President of Autopilot Software at Tesla, Electrek.co is reporting that the guy who designed many of Apple’s iconic Macs will now be building Tesla vehicles.