Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, salala ngezindaba ezibuhlungu ze- ukufa kokuqala okubangelwa yimoto ezimele kusuka enkampanini yakwa-Uber, imoto esezingeni le-3 okuthi, yize ihambisane nomshayeli, ingakwazi ukukugwema ukushayisana, okwenze ukuthi inkampani ihoxise zonke izimoto ezazizungeza eMelika kuze kube manje.
Ngeshwa, bekungumcimbi obekumele wenzeke kungekudala, ku-vBona ukuthi lolu hlelo luqhubeka kanjani nokuguquka noma uma, kunalokho, kuthathwa izinyathelo ezintsha zokuphepha mayelana. Izimoto zezimoto ezinazo i-Apple njengamanje izimoto ezingama-45, isibalo esikhuphukile sisuka kwezingu-27 ebesinazo ekuqaleni konyaka.
Ngo-Ephreli 2017, lapho uhlelo oluzimele lokushayela izimoto lwe-Apple luqala izivivinyo zalo, inani lezimoto ezihlanganise lolu hlelo kwakungu-3 kuphela. NgoJanuwari walo nyaka, i-Apple yacela ukugunyazwa okuvela esifundazweni saseCalifornia ukuthi kwandiswe le nombolo kuze kube yi-27. Njengamanje futhi njengoba singafunda kwi-Financial Times, sicaphune imithombo evela eMnyangweni Wezimoto waseCalifornia lelo nani lenyuke laya ku-45, ngaleyo ndlela iba yinkampani yesibili enezimoto ezizimele kunazo zonke ezisakazwayo.
Esikhundleni sokuqala yiGeneral MotorsNgohlelo lweCruise, endaweni yesithathu sithola uTesla enezimoto ezingama-39 kanti i-Uber isendaweni yesine nezingama-29, yize ngemuva kwengozi isihoxise zonke izimoto ebesinazo njengamanje.
Inani lezimoto ezinesilinganiso sokushayela ngasinye akubalulekile kangako. Izinga lesi-5 lisinikeza ukushayela okuphelele okuzimele ngaphandle kwesidingo sanoma ngubani ozothuthukisa ukushayela futhi okwamanje akutholakali kunoma iyiphi imoto. I- Ileveli 4 yizinga eliphakeme kakhulu lokushayela ngokuzimela elidinga umuntu gada ukushayela futhi wenze uma kudingeka. Izinga 3 lithembele kakhulu kumuntu ukuze akwazi ukwenza izinhlobo ezithile zemikhankaso nalapho umshayeli wamabhanoyi kufanele abhekele yonke imvelo yakhe.
Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi i-Apple njengamanje ayenzi imoto yayo ezizimele, ngoba ishiye ngokuphelele ukwakhiwa kwale phrojekthi, ebizwa nge-Titan, ukuzinikela ekwakheni uhlelo lokushayela oluzimele ukuze ithengiselwe abantu besithathu, yize njengenjwayelo I-Apple eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuzoba nzima kakhulu kusukela lapho Ubengomunye wabokugcina ukufika emcimbini.