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Oh I hope so. For Rivian and my bag holding. Mainly for my bag holdingApple is getting ready to buy Rivian at $25 mark
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Oh I hope so. For Rivian and my bag holding. Mainly for my bag holdingApple is getting ready to buy Rivian at $25 mark
Did someone call me? HahaBut what about those of us who shit on Apple products because they suck but love our Rivians?
go buy a CTBut what about those of us who shit on Apple products because they suck but love our Rivians?
You can buy some of these to put over the logo.But what about those of us who shit on Apple products because they suck but love our Rivians?
That is an interesting thought, but just because Apple can design computers, and phones, watches etc. doesn't mean they can design/run a car company. Now, if Tim Cook took it in the direction of Elon Musk and branched it off into a Space X and "X" model, maybe. I for one don't want to be driving an "iCar" or an "iRivian" or worse....."CyberTruck"Yeah would make sense for Apple with their resources.
I believe this is the issue: What worked for Apple—outsourcing manufacturing—doesn't work well for automobiles. Unlike Tesla, which Rivian is now attempting to emulate, Tesla has full control over hardware, software, the supply chain, and manufacturing... it's a lot. There's a video by Jim Farley discussing the challenges OEMs faced due to outsourcing everything to the lowest bidder, resulting in a thousand different components each running their own software—software they didn't own or control, leading to components that couldn't communicate with each other.They were never planning to manufacture the vehicle themselves but always looked at partnerships with existing manufacturing companies. It's their model for all of their hardware, of course, so sure, that's what they would do for a car, right? There were reports of them talking to at least Hyundai-Kia and VW about having them build the vehicle for Apple. Foxconn has also started getting into vehicle manufacturing and is obviously well-known to Apple. But it's just a whole different ballgame compared to phones, tablets, laptops, etc.
As far as acquiring another company goes, I think Rivian is more likely to be acquired by Amazon than Apple, not just because of their existing relationship but also because it feels like a better fit for Amazon anyway.
That company is just as bad. Worse maybe.You can buy some of these to put over the logo.