Report: Apple and BMW started talking about an iCar collaboration last year<article>
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The Apple Car is taking
another lap on the rumor circuit, with a
new report from Reuters that Apple execs visited BMW last year to find out more about how BMW makes the (very cool) i3 electric car.</p><p>
“Apple executives were impressed with the fact that we abandoned traditional approaches to car making and started afresh. It chimed with the way they do things too,” an unnamed source at BMW told Reuters. </p><p>
According to the report, Tim Cook visited BMW’s headquarters in 2014 and asked the carmaker’s board members very detailed questions about production of its i3 electric vehicles, which BMW manufactures using lightweight carbon fiber. BMW execs were willing to provide the parts for the Apple Car, according to Reuters.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2955694/car-tech/report-apple-and-bmw-started-talking-about-an-icar-collaboration-last-year.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Report: Apple and BMW started talking about an iCar collaboration last year
