双语阅读｜从搁置到复活苹果“造车梦”能否如期实现？

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双语阅读｜从搁置到复活苹果“造车梦”能否如期实现？

双语阅读 / 2023-07-12 阅读量：732

In 2014, Apple began working on "Project Titan," with upwards of 1,000 car experts and engineers developing an electric vehicle at a secret location near the company's Cupertino headquarters.

2014年，苹果启动 "泰坦计划"，超过1000名汽车专家和工程师在公司库比蒂诺总部附近秘密研发电动汽车。

Over the course of the last several years, internal strife, leadership issues, and other problems impacted the car project and 2016 rumors even suggested Apple shelved plans for a car, but the most recent information indicates Apple has overcome development problems and is moving forward with plans to develop a consumer-facing autonomous vehicle.

然而，在过去几年中，内部冲突、领导层问题和其他问题影响了"泰坦计划"的进展。2016年，甚至有传言称苹果搁置了"造车计划"，但据最新消息指出，苹果已克服了开发问题，正在推进面向消费者的自动驾驶汽车开发业务。

Since early 2017, Apple has been testing self-driving vehicles on public roads in California, using several 2015 Lexus RX450h SUVs leased from Hertz. The SUVs have been spotted on the streets of Cupertino host of sensors and cameras as Apple prepares its self-driving software, and testing has ramped up over the years. Apple has more than 60 test vehicles out on the road.

自2017年初以来，苹果一直在加利福尼亚州的公共道路上测试自动驾驶汽车，测试使用的是从赫兹租车公司租来的2015款雷克萨斯RX450h SUV，车身安装了大量用来记录数据的摄像头和传感器。随着苹果公司准备其自动驾驶软件，多年来一直在增加测试车辆，目前已有60多辆测试车辆上路。

According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple's initial vehicle chassis could be based on Hyundai's E-GMP electriv vehicle (BEV) platform, which uses up to two motors, five-link rear suspension, an integrated drive axle, battery cells that can provide range over 500km on a full charge, and can be charged up to 80% within 18 minutes through high- speed charging. A high performance model based on E-GMP is capable of accelerating from 0-60 miles per hour in less than 3.5 seconds, with a top speed of 160 miles per hour.

据苹果分析师郭明錤称，苹果最初的车辆底盘可能使用现代的E-GMP电动汽车(BEV)平台，该平台最多使用两个电机、五连杆后悬架、一个集成驱动桥、可充满电后续航里程超过500公里，高速充电18分钟可充至80%。使用E-GMP的高性能车型能够在3.5秒内从0加速到60英里/小时，最高时速可达160英里/小时。

Apple is also developing a new battery design that has the potential to "radically" reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range.

此外，苹果正在开发一种新的电池设计，有可能“从根本上”降低电池成本并增加车辆的续航里程。

Apple is creating a "monocell" design that will bulk up the individual battery cells and free up space inside the battery pack by removing pouches and modules that hold battery materials. This will allow for more active material in a smaller package. The battery technology has been described as "next level" and similar to "the first time you saw the iPhone.”

新电池将采用“单电池”设计，通过移除容纳电池材料的袋子和模块来增加单个电池单元并释放电池组内部的空间。这将允许在更小的封装中使用更多的活性材料，这项电池技术被描述为“下一个级别”，类似于“初见 iPhone”。

Reuters believes Apple is aiming to begin production on a car in 2024, but Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes it will be 2025 to 2027 at the earliest before an Apple Car is ready for launch. Kuo said he would not be surprised to see the launch schedule extended to 2028 or later.

路透社认为，苹果的目标是在2024年开始生产汽车，但郭明錤表示，苹果汽车最早也要到2025年至2027年才能上市，如果苹果汽车的上市时间延长至2028年或更晚，他也不会感到惊讶。

According to Bloomberg, work on the Apple Car is in the early stages and it won't be ready to launch until 2026 to 2028.

据彭博社报道，苹果汽车的研发工作正处于早期阶段，要到2026年至2028年才能上市推出。

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