Ngokutsho kwemithombo eyahlukeneyo, i-Apple isaqala iprojekthi yayo yokwenza imoto yayo yombane eyayiza kusungulwa ngaphambi ko-2020, apho iya kuqalisa uhambo olutsha kwicandelo elisondela kancinci kancinci kwitekhnoloji, njenge. ishishini leemoto. Kule meko, i-Apple yayiza kuba kwiingxoxo kunye ne-BMW ukusebenzisa iqonga lemoto lomenzi waseJamani, i-BMW i3 yombane, ukuyisebenzisa njengesiseko seprojekthi yemoto eyenziwa ngu-Apple.
Njengoko sele siphawule kwezinye izithuba, iprojekthi iye igama lekhowudi "Project Titan" ngokutsho kwemagazini yoshishino iManejala Magazine.
Inkampani ye Cupertino ebenomdla kwi chassis i3, ekubeni ngokwenene i-hatchback encinci enenxalenye yesakhiwo esenziwe ngesiseko se-carbon fiber,. Ezi nkampani zimbini zaqala iingxoxo ekwindla ngo-2014 kodwa zaqhawuka ngaphambi kokuba zifikelele nakwesiphi na isivumelwano, nangona ngoku ziphinde zaqala. Ingxelo ikwaphawula ukuba uTim Cook kunye nabanye abaphathi abaphezulu be-Apple bathathe uhambo oluya kumzi-mveliso wakwaBMW eLeipzig, eJamani, ukuya kujonga imveliso ye-i3.
Esi ayisosihlandlo sokuqala ukuba iBMW kunye neApple Baye badibaniswa kwiprojekthi eqhelekileyo, ngaphandle kokuya phambili ngo-Matshi, ngokutsho kwenye ingxelo yephephancwadi le-automotive yaseJamani i-Auto Motor und Sport, kwathiwa abo babini babethethathethwano lokuguqula i-i3 ibe "i-Apple Car." Nangona kunjalo, abakwaBMW balikhanyele ibango leReuters kwiiyure emva kokuba ingxelo ivele.
Kwelinye icala ekuqaleni kwale veki, UApple waqesha uDoug Betts, owayesakuba ngusekela mongameli omkhulu weChrysler Group kunye nentloko yemisebenzi yehlabathi ejongene nenkonzo kunye nomgangatho wemveliso yokugqibela, eqhubeka nokuqesha iingcali zenkampani. Ukongeza, u-Apple waqesha uPaul Furgale, umphandi osebenza kwiimoto ezizimeleyo.
Nangona iinkcukacha malunga neprojekthi yeemoto zika-Apple bezinqabile, kuye kwakho iingxelo zokuba iApple ikwinkqubo yokugaya italente kushishino lweemoto, kubandakanya nabasebenzi bakwaTesla, Ford kunye noGM. Inkampani inamakhulu abasebenzi abasebenza kwiprojekthi yemoto kwaye onke amahemuhemu acebisa ukuba i-Apple ingathumela ukuvelisa imoto ngo-2020 njengoko besenditshilo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba i-Apple ihlala isebenza kwiiprojekthi ezininzi ezingazange zibone ukukhanya kwemini, kunokwenzeka ukuba inkampani inokulibazisa okanye ibeke ithala leprojekthi ukuba ekugqibeleni ayanelisekanga sisiphumo sokugqibela okanye uphuhliso lwayo.