Apple Had A Hush-Hush Relationship With Tesla's Chinese-Rival BYD For Now-Abandoned Car Plans — Cupertino Poured Nearly $1B Each Year For A Decade Into The Project
Apple Had A Hush-Hush Relationship With Tesla's Chinese-Rival BYD For Now-Abandoned Car Plans — Cupertino Poured Nearly $1B Each Year For A Decade Into The Project
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) reportedly had a secret partnership with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd (OTC:BYDDY) (OTC:BYDDF) to create long-range electric vehicle batteries.
据报道，苹果公司（纳斯达克股票代码：AAPL）与中国电动汽车制造商比亚迪有限公司（场外交易代码：BYDDY）（场外交易代码：BYDDF）建立了秘密合作关系，以生产远程电动汽车电池。
What Happened: The partnership started in 2017 and aimed to develop a battery system using lithium iron phosphate cells, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.
发生了什么：彭博社援引知情人士的话报道，该合作伙伴关系始于2017年，旨在开发一种使用磷酸铁锂电池的电池系统。
While Apple does not own any technology used in BYD's current Blade batteries, this development proves Cupertino's efforts to produce a car.
尽管苹果不拥有比亚迪当前Blade电池中使用的任何技术，但这一发展证明了库比蒂诺为生产汽车所做的努力。
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Previously, it was reported that the tech giant spent roughly $1 billion annually over the past decade on its car project, known internally as "Titan," before pulling the plug.
此前有报道称，这家科技巨头在过去十年中每年在其汽车项目（内部称为 “泰坦”）上花费约10亿美元，然后才取消电源。
Today, BYD's entire car lineup is powered by the Blade system — a battery pack design shaped by insights gained from its Apple collaboration, the report noted.
报告指出，如今，比亚迪的整个汽车阵容均由Blade系统提供动力，该电池组的设计以苹果合作中获得的见解为基础。
Eventually, Apple decided to back away from the partnership and consider systems from other battery manufacturers.
最终，苹果决定退出合作伙伴关系，考虑其他电池制造商的系统。
In February, it was reported that the iPhone-maker had abandoned the project.
2月，据报道，这家iPhone制造商已经放弃了该项目。
Apple and BYD did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comments.
苹果和比亚迪没有立即回应本辛加的置评请求。
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Why It Matters: Earlier this week it was reported that Apple has terminated its self-driving vehicle testing permit, which was granted in 2017.
为何重要：本周早些时候，有报道称，苹果已经终止了2017年发放的自动驾驶汽车测试许可证。
The seeds of Apple Car were sowed by the company's legendary co-founder Steve Jobs, who wanted the tech giant to create "this generation's Volkswagen Beetle."
苹果汽车的种子是由该公司的传奇联合创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯播下的，他希望这家科技巨头创造 “这一代的大众甲壳虫”。
Now, while Apple has canceled the project, it continues to innovate in the automotive space. For example, in July 2024, it was reported that Apple had patented a novel camera system for cars.
现在，尽管苹果取消了该项目，但它继续在汽车领域进行创新。例如，2024年7月，有报道称苹果为一种新型的汽车摄像系统申请了专利。
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