Apple wants to have an electric car ready by 2019

Apple plans to launch an electric car as early as 2019. That decision would have been taken after more than a year of studying the feasibility of such a plan. There have been rumors of a car developed by Apple for quite some time now.

The plans have not been officially announced by Apple, but The Wall Street Journal says it has sources within the company. The business newspaper is known to maintain good contacts with the Cupertino company. According to those sources, the electric car would be heavily invested in, with the aim of having it on the road by 2019. Incidentally, there is still doubt within the company about the feasibility of this date.

Within Apple, there is said to be a project group codenamed Titan. The company has recently conducted research into the feasibility of developing its own electric car. The plans give the green light to grow the project team from 600 to 1,800 employees, according to The Wall Street Journal. It is still unclear which car manufacturer Apple will partner with, but BMW was previously mentioned as an option.

Rumors about Apple’s car have been around for a long time. Recently it appeared that Apple’s car, in addition to being electrically powered, may also become self-driving; such plans are in leaked documents and Apple spoke with the US state of California about allowing self-driving cars on the road. According to The Wall Street Journal, people with expertise in self-driving cars have recently been hired. Despite this, the first car Apple releases will not be self-driving, but future models may be. Competitor Google has been developing such vehicles for some time now.