Uhlelo lokushayela oluzimele lwe-Apple luyimfihlo evulekile, njengensizakalo yokusakaza ividiyo inkampani esebenza kuyo. Ngemuva kokufaka ekhabetheni umqondo we dala imoto ezimele, kagesi kusuka ekuqaleni, Inkampani esekwe eCupertino igxile ekwakheni uhlelo lokushayela oluzimele, njengeGoogle (Waymo), Uber, Tesla, GM ...
Namuhla uhlelo lokushayela oluzimele kakhulu olusezingeni eliphakeme akuyona i-Tesla ngqo, kepha yiWaymo eseqalile sebenzisa uhlelo lwayo lokushayela oluzimele kumamodeli ahlukahlukene womkhiqizi iJaguar neFiat. Ukunyakaza kwakamuva kulelo zwe lokushayela okuzimele kutholakala ekusayinweni kukaJaime Waydo (njengeWaymo kodwa nge-d, kwenzeka kanjani lokhu) yi-Apple.
UJaime Waydo wayengomunye wonjiniyela abaphezulu kakhulu ekwakhiweni kohlelo lokushayela oluzimele lweGoogle olubizwa ngeWaymo. Ngokusho kwabanye ozakwabo, umsebenzi wakhe kube yingxenye ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni lobu buchwepheshe. UWaydo ubephethe ukuphepha kwazo zonke izinhlobo zenkampani, futhi kunguye futhi umuntu obefanele anikeze imvume yokwethulwa kwalezi zimodeli ezitaladini, ikakhulukazi ePhoenix, e-Arizona, ngo-2016.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzela iWaymo, inkampani ephethwe yimoto yakwa-Google, UWaydo wasebenzela i-NASA's propulsion laboratory iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10, nokuba yingxenye ebalulekile ekwakhiweni kweRover, imoto yenyanga eyafika kuMars izothatha amasampula ebusweni beplanethi.
Njengoba sikwazi ukufunda ku-The Information, lokhu kusayina kubonakala kukhombisa lokho I-Apple iqhubekela phambili ukwethula uhlobo lwayo lokuqala lokushayela oluzimele, yize esho nokuthi le phrojekthi ihlushwa ukubambezeleka okukhulu ngenxa yokuntuleka kokuxhumana phakathi kwamaqembu. Okwamanje, asazi ukuthi izinga lokushayela elizimele lezimoto zakwa-Apple libangelwa yini yimfihlo yenkampani, kepha uma kubhekwa ukuthi izimbangi zayo eziningi sezivele zinaso esigabeni sokugcina, inkampani kaTim Cook akufanele ithathe isikhathi eside isikhathi sokuqala ukuyinikela kubakhiqizi bezimoto.
