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The Apple project to create an autonomous electric car was fraught with challenges from the very beginning.
The Apple project to create an autonomous electric car was fraught with challenges from the very beginning.
In a recent interview with Kara Swisher on her show Sway, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, shared his thoughts about a number of different things, including Elon Musk and Tesla. He hinted at a widely anticipated Apple Car, saying, “We’ll see what Apple does.” The interview also touched upon his thoughts on … [continued]
Tesla’s biggest positive effect on the world may not be direct emissions reductions from its own vehicles, solar panels, and stationary energy storage systems. The company has sold more than one million zero-emissions vehicles as well as many solar panel systems and batteries, and it intends to sell an enormous number more of them in the coming decade.
Imagine having the chance a few years ago to buy a company that is, today, worth over $600 billion (and counting) at one-tenth of its current value. Sounds like a dream offer, right? Who would skip out on that? That would be Apple, another company that is at the peak of its success.
Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that it’s already carbon neutral for corporate emissions globally and that it wants to bring its entire carbon footprint to “net zero.”
Burning fossil fuels is a negative sum game. The waste products are slowly killing us all. What to do? Start by controlling your own carbon footprint. Together we can make a difference.
One of the most famed Apple analysts, Gene Munster, recently commented on both Apple and Tesla related to their respective roles in the future of cars. Bloomberg reminds us that, “Munster was known for his accuracy in predicting Apple Inc.’s financial potential. The company’s share price is almost 50 times greater now than when he first recommended the stock in June 2004. He’s ranked 11th out of 58 Apple analysts based on performance for the past year.”
Apple and Tim Cook are taking the lead among American companies when it comes to promoting digital privacy and renewable energy. In a recent filing, the company supports the Clean Power Plan.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has leveled a broadside attack on Facebook and Google, criticizing them for monetizing customer information, something Apple refuses to do.
Seemingly in anticipation of further automation of many industries, Apple has announced that it will be creating a new $1 billion investment fund to be used to support US-based companies performing “advanced manufacturing,” the company’s CEO, Tim Cook, recently revealed.