Tesla Elon Musk: Apple Is Making An Electric Car

BBC: Tesla chief Elon Musk says Apple is making an electric car

Tesla's owner, Elon Musk, has said it is an "open secret" that Apple is making a rival electric car.

He also predicted vehicles that could not drive themselves would become a "strange anachronism" before too long.

The tech entrepreneur's comments were made during an exclusive interview with the BBC at his design studio near Los Angeles.

Tesla vies with Nissan and BMW to be the world's bestselling electric-car brand, but currently runs at a loss.

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Update: Elon Musk says Apple has hired a thousand engineers to make an electric car (Next Big Future)

CSN Editor: Elon Musk must have some inside information. And yes .... Apple does have a lot to offer (see above video).

A Look At Some Concept Cars At CES

Tech Insider: The 12 coolest concept cars at CES

Cars were the center of attention this year at CES.

From BMW's new driverless car concept to Toyota's futuristic hydrogen powered city car, we rounded up our favorite concept cars showing at the tech conference this year.

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Editor: I am impressed.

Apple Registers 'Apple.car' And Other Car-Related Domains

Apple has never openly acknowledging any plans to build a car Credit: Reuters

USA Today: Apple registers domains tied to cars

Apple registered a trio of domains related to cars, the latest signal the tech giant may make a major push into the autos market.

First reported by MacRumors, a WhoIs domain search for apple.car, apple.cars and apple.auto show have been registered by Apple. Although the domains are registered, none point to a live Web site.

The domain names could be used for multiple purposes, including promotion of CarPlay, Apple's infotainment system for cars embraced by several major automakers including Honda and Hyundai.

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Update: Apple Registers 'Apple.car' and Other Auto-Related Domains (MacRumors)

Editor: They are obviously planning something.

Cars Of The Future Showcased At CES

BMW i8 Concept car. CNET

CBS: The cars of the future cruise into the spotlight at CES 2016

The cars of the future cruised to center stage at CES 2016, the huge consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. These vehicles are sleek, cool, and have unique high-tech innovations that offer new takes on traditional car features.

For instance, take the BMW i8 Concept car. Its two side mirrors have been replaced by cameras, with two additional cameras in the back of the car. The rearview mirror is now a screen.

"Instead of just single images from each camera, they've actually fused the image to one display," CNET Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham said. "This actually looks like the imagery from one single camera and it's showing everything that's behind me."

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Faraday Future Reveals Their Car

The automotive future, according to Faraday Future, looks a lot like a Corvette crossed with the Batmobile. The California-based company today unveiled its sleek electric concept during the annual CES show that focuses on consumer gadgets

Daily Mail: Faraday Future unveils the 'Tesla killer': Mysterious Chinese-backed firm reveals its bizarre 1,000-horsepower electric car

* Concept car has adjustable chassis that can house strings of batteries
* It was revealed at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today
* The company predicts they will start being produced within two years
* The firm is backed by 'China's Steve Jobs', multibillionaire Jia Yueting

The future of cars, according to Faraday Future, looks like a Corvette crossed with the Batmobile.

The California-based company today unveiled its sleek electric concept during the annual CES show that focuses on consumer gadgets.

The company is dubbing today's debut FFZero1, but others are nicknaming it the 'Tesla-killer'.

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Editor: On the surface it looks impressive. But what is under the hood is also important, and we will not kinow about that until they start producing these cars in two years.

The Best-Designed Cars Of 2015

Mercedes-Benz F 015 Concept: This groundbreaking concept bravely explores how vehicles as we know them today may be transformed by the coming age of "automobility." The concept demonstrates the importance of designing holistically for a new category of vehicles made possible with the emergence of an autonomous vehicle fleet. Unique affordances for communicating intent to pedestrians, interior privacy, new interior configurations, and new ways to work with digital content all make this design particularly noteworthy. — Danny Stillion, executive design director at IDEO CHRISTIE HEMM KLOK/WIRED

Wired: Behold the Best-Designed Cars of 2015

THE AUTO INDUSTRY is in a transitional era. Consumers expect their cars to do everything their smartphones do, so automakers are adding more and more features to keep us coddled and connected even as they take the first steps toward the day robots do the driving. This presents an increasingly tricky challenge: Incorporating sophisticated infotainment systems and apps, complex semi-autonomous technology, and myriad other features without making the car confusing, overwhelming, or distracting.

Meanwhile, exterior design is ever more homogeneous. Fuel economy requirements demand efficient aerodynamics, and because everyone must adhere to the laws of physics, it’s hard to design a car that’s both sleek and original. Safety standards—another set of rules and regulations everyone must follow—also make it hard to stand out.

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Editor: My favourite is the Mazda RX-Vision Concept.

Only 208 Model X Tesla Cars Were Made In 2015

The Guardian: Tesla supplied just 208 Model X cars in 2015

Elon Musk’s new electric car is still hard to find on the streets, but production is ramping up

The Model X, Tesla’s first new car in three years, was launched to much fanfare in 2015, but the company’s boasting of the “most advanced car yet” may have been a tad premature – just 208 cars were actually delivered in the fourth quarter of 2015, the first full quarter in which it was available to buy.

A crossover (combining design cues from SUVs and more traditional cars such as hatchbacks), the Model X was unveiled in 2012, with plans for it to ship in 2013. That date slipped, first to 2014 and then to 2015, before it was finally launched in September of that year.

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Editor: Only 208 Model X cars in 2015 .... I am underwhelmed.

An Ordinary Day In Monaco Looking At Some Supercars (Video)

A Flying Car In The Near Future?

Discover: One Small Step for Flying Cars

A drone’s flying test may help pave the way for flying cars. In early December, U.S. regulators gave their approval for unmanned hover tests of a miniature flying car model made by the company Terrafugia. Such testing would provide feedback for eventually building a full-size version of a flying car capable of hovering for vertical takeoff and landing.

Contrary to some more breathless news headlines, this does not mean the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared a hover-capable flying car for flight tests in U.S. airspace. Instead, Terrafugia only received special permission to operate a “one-tenth scale TF-X vehicle” under the classification of a small Unmanned Aircraft System weighing less than 55 pounds. The small-scale model of the TF-X prototype—basically a small drone—will have to operate at altitudes below 400 feet and at speeds under 100 miles per hour. Still, it’s a crucial step on the road to creating a flying car with the likeness of the futuristic vehicles seen in science fiction films such as “Back to the Future,” “Blade Runner” or the “Star Wars” prequels.

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Editor: I want one. :)