Did Steve call it "iCar" or is that Drexler's name for it? Seriously.
The bubble gum pink version would be dubbed by the automotive pundits as the iCarley.
The windshield would be made of gorilla glass with a special coating to prevent smears and insect juice adhesion.
All the driver's controls would be replaced with a simple touch pad and voice controls.
Externally, the Google developed Androgynous® will look uncannily similar to the iCar but will be given away free to chop shops to rebuild and import into the USA. Samsung will quickly move to the forefront of this business model but will be made of black plastic and be controlled by a stylus. Google will struggle to make any money off of Androgynous® even though every vehicle will prominently display Google ads everywhere on the car body. Owners, who are Google+ members will also have their private lives scrolling across the LED - displays in the top of the front and back windows. This will not be optional, but a "free feature."
Five years after the introduction of the iCar, Microsoft will announce a Windows version controlled primarily by text input via a keyboard. Analysts will laude the Microsoft WinMoCar14 for it's "time-proven" input system and the impressive specs of the gas tank capacity, quad-carburetor input ports, and rear differential gearing. Projections quickly show that Microsoft will quickly be a major player in the Apple iCar market even though a single WinMoCar14 has yet to be shipped.
The point is the mind of Steve Jobs knew no boundaries. He was willing to consider anything, to attempt the impossible, to fail miserably and try again. Guys like him are very rare. I'm sure the CEO of J. Crew is not nearly in the same league as Steve Jobs in terms of vision. Jobs was a true futurist and made it happen many times in his lifetime.
The point is the mind of Steve Jobs knew no boundaries. He was willing to consider anything, to attempt the impossible, to fail miserably and try again. Guys like him are very rare.
The cupholders would be square, and Apple would expect the entire beverage industry to adapt.
You'd have to agree to the updated iCar Terms & Conditions every second time you needed to go somewhere.
Having it serviced anywhere but at a JiffyJenius (bar) would void the warranty.
It would have no sun visors 'cause they aren't aesthetically pleasing (the iCar dealers would be trained to respond "why would you want to drive west anyway?"
How does he go from iPhone to iCar without reinventing one of the most aggravating, distracting things that sit in between both? The car stereo system.
How does he go from iPhone to iCar without reinventing one of the most aggravating, distracting things that sit in between both? The car stereo system.
It would be just like iPhone, all-in-one solution: a car, a stereo system, Siri-based navigation, an autopilot.
The point is the mind of Steve Jobs knew no boundaries. He was willing to consider anything, to attempt the impossible, to fail miserably and try again. Guys like him are very rare. I'm sure the CEO of J. Crew is not nearly in the same league as Steve Jobs in terms of vision. Jobs was a true futurist and made it happen many times in his lifetime.
Just because one thinks about doing everything does not mean they cannot and will not fail or that they are one of a kind. LOTS of people think outside of their skill set and fail miserably. Jobs made nice electronic toys that took the brain out of using them, which was his skill. He perfected what he stole from Xerox and others and then went ballistic when others copied him. He was a control freak, impossible to work with or for, and wanted to make billions for the company, and give nothing back to society. Well done. Massive market cap and that is it, quite the legacy. Wall Street and its band of thieving executives are proud.
I had actually been wishing Apple would take a stab at making a car. It would be a real challenge because there's so much about the design that is caved in stone.
Touch screens are terrible for cars. I think they probably would have gone with voice activation.
Just because one thinks about doing everything does not mean they cannot and will not fail or that they are one of a kind. LOTS of people think outside of their skill set and fail miserably. Jobs made nice electronic toys that took the brain out of using them, which was his skill. He perfected what he stole from Xerox and others and then went ballistic when others copied him. He was a control freak, impossible to work with or for, and wanted to make billions for the company, and give nothing back to society. Well done. Massive market cap and that is it, quite the legacy. Wall Street and its band of thieving executives are proud.
You'd tell Siri the destination, and the car would deliver you there.
Also, all surfaces would be retina displays.
It could only be parked in a walled garden at night.
Where ever you go, it would attract the wrong kind of attention from protesters like Greenpeace and Mike Daisey, who would berate owners for contributing to the woes of the planet.
Samsung would copy its design and fanboys would claim Apple didn't invent the car.
It would be entirely made from aluminum and glass.
It would be completely symmetrical along both axes.
Dieter Rams would buy one.
It would be one color initially: black. Followed by white.
The lights would be hidden behind aluminum body panels and appear to shine through the metal.
It would run 500 miles on three unicorn tears.
You forgot the most important thing that has been on everyones request list,
For an iCar, I'd imagine the frame would be made of one piece of aluminum and the door seams wouldn't be visible when they're shut…
Lights would be handled by strips of LEDs instead of single lights… I wonder if I could mock that up…
Can't mock it up… BUT, lights like the back strip here, except all the way around the vehicle at that same thickness. So when you're turning left, the entire left half of the strip will blink. When you're braking, the entire back half of the strip will be red. And the strip wouldn't have to be fully horizontal; you could design the vehicle around the lighting.
Anyone else with iCar ideas?
Steve as a minimalist would be easy to see what styles of cars he admired by the ones he drove. Those rims would be bashed for their glow.
Steve as a minimalist would be easy to see what styles of cars he admired by the ones he drove. Those rims would be bashed for their glow.
Oh, absolutely. I don't think that any more than a single aspect of any one concept car today would have made it into an Apple-designed car.
Not that they still can't make one, that is. I'm sure Jonathan Ive could create the most beautiful car on the planet, but then it would be up to everyone else to get it fully electric.
Note that Apple's basically the best company to MAKE a car of the future-present. Their battery tech is second to none. They really ought to think about scaling that up and selling it to car manufacturers, at least.
With Apple-made, Lithium-Ion, 500 mile range batteries that charge to 80% in an hour, there won't be much of an excuse not to buy an electric car.
With $100B in pocket and much expertise in Li-Ion battery chemistry and management they can certainly disrupt the auto industry too.
The car industry doesn't need an another fancy car, it's the telco's that need disrupting. Cook needs to take charge and fix what mars the Apple experience today - the telco's inferior terresterial networks and their shift towards high-price metered usage.
To disrupt the telco's, Apple should buy Dish or Direct TV - or hoist their own constellation of satellites into orbit - and provide ultra-reliable, ultra-fast, unlimited, global wireless service to customers who purchase one or all of the 5 computer screens we all interact with daily - the screen at work, the screen at home, the screen in the car, and the two mobility screens, phones and tablets.
Perfect the experience and Apple will continue to own the market, and the profits, with a 3-5 year advantage over anyone else.
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Originally Posted by Catbeller
Aptera is not dead; it came back to life last week. But it is no longer American.
Who cares?
Great ideas, products, designs, etc. can (and should) come from anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton
Did Steve call it "iCar" or is that Drexler's name for it? Seriously.
The bubble gum pink version would be dubbed by the automotive pundits as the iCarley.
The windshield would be made of gorilla glass with a special coating to prevent smears and insect juice adhesion.
All the driver's controls would be replaced with a simple touch pad and voice controls.
Externally, the Google developed Androgynous® will look uncannily similar to the iCar but will be given away free to chop shops to rebuild and import into the USA. Samsung will quickly move to the forefront of this business model but will be made of black plastic and be controlled by a stylus. Google will struggle to make any money off of Androgynous® even though every vehicle will prominently display Google ads everywhere on the car body. Owners, who are Google+ members will also have their private lives scrolling across the LED - displays in the top of the front and back windows. This will not be optional, but a "free feature."
Five years after the introduction of the iCar, Microsoft will announce a Windows version controlled primarily by text input via a keyboard. Analysts will laude the Microsoft WinMoCar14 for it's "time-proven" input system and the impressive specs of the gas tank capacity, quad-carburetor input ports, and rear differential gearing. Projections quickly show that Microsoft will quickly be a major player in the Apple iCar market even though a single WinMoCar14 has yet to be shipped.
The point is the mind of Steve Jobs knew no boundaries. He was willing to consider anything, to attempt the impossible, to fail miserably and try again. Guys like him are very rare. I'm sure the CEO of J. Crew is not nearly in the same league as Steve Jobs in terms of vision. Jobs was a true futurist and made it happen many times in his lifetime.
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The point is the mind of Steve Jobs knew no boundaries. He was willing to consider anything, to attempt the impossible, to fail miserably and try again. Guys like him are very rare.
This.
or...
The cupholders would be square, and Apple would expect the entire beverage industry to adapt.
You'd have to agree to the updated iCar Terms & Conditions every second time you needed to go somewhere.
Having it serviced anywhere but at a JiffyJenius (bar) would void the warranty.
It would have no sun visors 'cause they aren't aesthetically pleasing (the iCar dealers would be trained to respond "why would you want to drive west anyway?"
How does he go from iPhone to iCar without reinventing one of the most aggravating, distracting things that sit in between both? The car stereo system.
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Originally Posted by bdkennedy
How does he go from iPhone to iCar without reinventing one of the most aggravating, distracting things that sit in between both? The car stereo system.
It would be just like iPhone, all-in-one solution: a car, a stereo system, Siri-based navigation, an autopilot.
Unfortunately it is not Apple who is really building the car, but the Evil Empire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE)
And they would be built in China by FoxConn and made from Liquid Metal.
It's magical, revolutionary, the best car you've ever seen. There's no steering wheel, it's all screen.
Although, I do love the Tesla Model S with its large 17" screen instead of lots of buttons. Maybe an iCar would be like that.
... and the Apple iCar would be magical and cost $45,445,665,446,776,445 and people would still buy it.
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Originally Posted by lkrupp
The point is the mind of Steve Jobs knew no boundaries. He was willing to consider anything, to attempt the impossible, to fail miserably and try again. Guys like him are very rare. I'm sure the CEO of J. Crew is not nearly in the same league as Steve Jobs in terms of vision. Jobs was a true futurist and made it happen many times in his lifetime.
Just because one thinks about doing everything does not mean they cannot and will not fail or that they are one of a kind. LOTS of people think outside of their skill set and fail miserably. Jobs made nice electronic toys that took the brain out of using them, which was his skill. He perfected what he stole from Xerox and others and then went ballistic when others copied him. He was a control freak, impossible to work with or for, and wanted to make billions for the company, and give nothing back to society. Well done. Massive market cap and that is it, quite the legacy. Wall Street and its band of thieving executives are proud.
I had actually been wishing Apple would take a stab at making a car. It would be a real challenge because there's so much about the design that is caved in stone.
Touch screens are terrible for cars. I think they probably would have gone with voice activation.
Ooooo you said the S word.
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Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton
You'd tell Siri the destination, and the car would deliver you there.
Also, all surfaces would be retina displays.
It could only be parked in a walled garden at night.
Where ever you go, it would attract the wrong kind of attention from protesters like Greenpeace and Mike Daisey, who would berate owners for contributing to the woes of the planet.
Samsung would copy its design and fanboys would claim Apple didn't invent the car.
It would be entirely made from aluminum and glass.
It would be completely symmetrical along both axes.
Dieter Rams would buy one.
It would be one color initially: black. Followed by white.
The lights would be hidden behind aluminum body panels and appear to shine through the metal.
It would run 500 miles on three unicorn tears.
You forgot the most important thing that has been on everyones request list,
The glass would be non -reflective matt finish
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That was a lot of extra formatting code.
For an iCar, I'd imagine the frame would be made of one piece of aluminum and the door seams wouldn't be visible when they're shut…
Lights would be handled by strips of LEDs instead of single lights… I wonder if I could mock that up…
Can't mock it up… BUT, lights like the back strip here, except all the way around the vehicle at that same thickness. So when you're turning left, the entire left half of the strip will blink. When you're braking, the entire back half of the strip will be red. And the strip wouldn't have to be fully horizontal; you could design the vehicle around the lighting.
Anyone else with iCar ideas?
Steve as a minimalist would be easy to see what styles of cars he admired by the ones he drove. Those rims would be bashed for their glow.
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Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer
Steve as a minimalist would be easy to see what styles of cars he admired by the ones he drove. Those rims would be bashed for their glow.
Oh, absolutely. I don't think that any more than a single aspect of any one concept car today would have made it into an Apple-designed car.
Not that they still can't make one, that is. I'm sure Jonathan Ive could create the most beautiful car on the planet, but then it would be up to everyone else to get it fully electric.
Note that Apple's basically the best company to MAKE a car of the future-present. Their battery tech is second to none. They really ought to think about scaling that up and selling it to car manufacturers, at least.
With Apple-made, Lithium-Ion, 500 mile range batteries that charge to 80% in an hour, there won't be much of an excuse not to buy an electric car.
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Originally Posted by GMHut
Every time you apply the brakes you delete an app.
LOL
The car industry doesn't need an another fancy car, it's the telco's that need disrupting. Cook needs to take charge and fix what mars the Apple experience today - the telco's inferior terresterial networks and their shift towards high-price metered usage.
To disrupt the telco's, Apple should buy Dish or Direct TV - or hoist their own constellation of satellites into orbit - and provide ultra-reliable, ultra-fast, unlimited, global wireless service to customers who purchase one or all of the 5 computer screens we all interact with daily - the screen at work, the screen at home, the screen in the car, and the two mobility screens, phones and tablets.
Perfect the experience and Apple will continue to own the market, and the profits, with a 3-5 year advantage over anyone else.