BMW has announced to hold regular talks with Apple on the use of hardware and software in their products, but denied discussing the possibility of joint development of the car. Writes about this on Thursday Auto Motor Sport.
Earlier this week, the German publication Auto Motor und Sport has reported that Apple and BMW are in talks to jointly develop electric vehicles under the "apple" brand. According to the information resource to Apple impressed electric cars BMW with a body made of carbon fiber.
At the talks also discussed the possibility of developing software for Apple BMW i3, for which the Bavarian manufacturer would have to disclose the technical details of its software.According to insiders, the two sides also discussed the possibility of alleged sales of future cars Apple's retail stores of the company, and their continued service to the service center BMW.
Official BMW dealer stated that the issue of development and production of the car Apple was not the subject of discussion. In the company from Cupertino refused to comment on rumors.
In February, Bloomberg reported that Apple intends to start production of electric vehicles in 2020. Project cars, developed in the mode of increased secrecy was approved CEO Tim Cook about a year ago. Is responsible for the development vice president of product design Zadeski Steve, who previously worked in the corporation Ford.
Typically, automakers can take up to 7 years to develop a new model. The desire to start production of Apple's own electric vehicle in such a short time demonstrates the willingness of the company to enter into battle with rivals such as Tesla Motors and General Motors, says the agency.