Xiaomi Is Why Apple Should've Made a Car – Asianometry

9 points by luyu_wu 3 months ago | 5 comments
  • NoPicklez 3 months ago
    I don't think so.

    I am unable to see why Apple should've or should make a car, what could they have done differently or better that wouldn't have just been an imitation with a slight improvement of what already exists.

    Do they made their own engines or buy them, do they design and make their own car or have someone else do that for them. So what are they left with, a revolutionary interior? Full self driving? (I don't think so). Or is it just another Tesla, BYD or Xiaomi but has its own iterated benefits or technological improvements like the others.

    Would they invest in their own battery technology? They don't with their iPhones, perhaps they invest in more efficient motors? motors aren't a current problem. So then it just sounds like an electric car with a more integrated CarPlay. Big deal.

    • creer 3 months ago
      Frankly a LOT of improvement could be done over most of today's cars' user interface. Even HN people complain about that all the time. ... And still here, Apple CarPlay may be fine for some users but is far from it for me. Apple could start with improving CarPlay - probably by providing options but options is not Apple's usual path.
      • NoPicklez 3 months ago
        Most electric cars already have user interfaces that surpass current ICE vehicles to a significant degree.

        Tesla, BYD, KIA EV9, Polestar, their user interfaces are already fantastic.

        It's whether Apple could make a material improvement on what is already out there for top EV cars.

    • creer 3 months ago
      Apple seems to have put a lot of money in automotive projects - before pulling the plug. So not too likely that this was done in mistake.

      By contrast, I'm constantly disappointed in how bad CarPlay is. So many things are obviously broken. It's hard to understand why it's stuck in this condition (by contrast with tiny tweaks from one release to the other, Apple fashion.)

      • amai 3 months ago
        If Apple should make a car then Tesla should make an iPhone.
        • 3 months ago