Lapho esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka esedlule kwaqala ukuvela kwamahlebezi okuthi i-Apple izokwakha imoto yayo ehlakaniphile, amazwi amaningi ahlekisa ngalowo msebenzi. Isizathu esiyinhloko? Iqiniso lokuthi inkampani ene-apula elilumayo ibingenalo ulwazi kulo mkhakha. Siyazi ukuthi i-Apple Car ingafika cishe ngonyaka we-2020, kepha ochwepheshe bakuqinisekisile lokho kungathatha i-Apple cishe iminyaka eyishumiukuthola abanye abakhiqizi emakethe.
Amaphuzu wokubuka embonini yezimoto aqala ukushintsha. Isikhulu esiphezulu somkhiqizi waseJalimane uDaimler ukuqinisekisile ukuthi «I-Apple yenza umsebenzi omuhle ngemoto yayo«. Akukaze kube khona lapho u-Apple aqinisekise khona ukuthi ithuthukisa imoto ehlakaniphile, kepha izinkomba ezisukayo ziyabonakala kakhulu manje. Inkampani yezobuchwepheshe iqashe inqwaba yochwepheshe embonini yezimoto.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seDaimler sikuqinisekisile ukuthi “izinkampani ezisebenza ngobuchwepheshe kumele zithathelwe phezulu, njenge-Google ne-Apple, ngoba benza umsebenzi wabo wesikole kahle. Lezi kube yizitatimende zakhe ngemuva kokuvakashela eSilicon Valley:
“Umbono wethu ukuthi lezi zinkampani zingenza okungaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho ebesikucabanga ekuqaleni. Futhi kufanele futhi sigcizelele ukuthi bakhombisa inhlonipho enkulu ngempumelelo yethu. Sibe nezingxoxo nalezi zinkampani, kepha angizukukhuluma ngokuqukethwe kwazo. Ngizogcizelela kuphela iqiniso lomoya wokwenza izinto ezintsha okhona eSilicon Valley.