The epidemic has slowed down the development of Apple's self-driving car, and it will not be available in 5 years

An insider said that Apple's car development is still in its early stages, and due to the impact of the epidemic, its self-driving car will not be available on the market within five years. Apple has currently established a small hardware R&D team to design the drive system, interior and exterior of the self-driving car, and will eventually launch a complete car.

It is reported that Apple's goal for car development is more ambitious than a few years ago. Previously, Apple only focused on the underlying development of the autonomous driving system, but now it has turned to the construction of the entire vehicle. For this purpose, Apple has recruited many former Tesla executives and technicians for the project.

According to people familiar with the matter, the change in development goals will delay the launch of Apple's project, and some Apple engineers believe that the entire vehicle development plan will take 5 to 7 years to release the product. The person familiar with the matter said that Apple's car is still far from entering the production stage, although Apple internally believes that the timetable is not accurate.

However, due to the impact of the epidemic, most of the employees of Apple's car team are working from home or working in the company for a short period of time, which has a huge impact on the progress of Apple's vehicle development. An Apple spokesperson did not respond to the news.

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