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GeneralWhat the Apple iCar will be like ? PinPopular
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Now that the news that the Apple iCar has been leaked, a few unsurprising details have emerged of what the total-automotive-experience a la Mac will be:

1. A Hybrid incorporating a special type of Electrical energy code-named "Shazam" which will use a unique phase-modulation rendering it incompatible with any existing current electrical voltage/frequency specification. Re-charging will require purchase of the very expensive home-unit, the "AppStation Home," or driving into the all-glass Apple branded service-stations code-named "iGasms." The special batteries will not be replaceable, and are permanently bonded/welded to the frame.

2. The internal-combustion component of the engine will use a special form of Methanol produced from GMO corn, code-named, of course, iGas. It will only be available at iGasm stations; it's price will be tagged to some integer multiple of the current per-gallon rate for oil refined from Brent Blend North Sea Crude (think expensive, very expensive). This engine cannot be repaired, only replaced under AppleCare Warranty under limited circumstances. Only Apple iGasm stations will have the special tools required to even change the engine-oil.

3. There will be no user-serviceable parts, automotive, mechanical, electrical, electronic in the entire vehicle.

4. The first models will sell for roughly the price of an entry-level Rolls-Royce, and will have an estimated lifetime before batteries wear out of one year. Over the usual ten-year product cycle there will be numerous "improved" models put on the market, each with "killer features:" none of these features can be retrofitted to any previous model.

While these rumors seem common enough to give them some creedence, I must discount the strange talk about direct vehicle-to-driver body/blood/brain interaction being whispered about. And, that speculation about Siri driving the vehicle: well, I think that's just too far-fetched; the lawyers would never allow that.

The idea that Apple will market this vehicle's "first edition" only in states in the U.S. that legalize cannabis: that's ridiculous.
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009

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