Outside the Apple car factory, the Tesla Model X or the plotting car test

We all know that Apple is smashing the car, but we don't know if it is making cars, or just developing software for driverless cars. It is reported that in a dead end in an industrial area in Sunnyvale, California, Apple is quietly carrying out its car plan.

Neighbors around me often complain that this place will have "car noise" at night.

By querying the public archives, this place is Apple's, and one of the offices is equipped with "wheel balancer", "tire changing device" and "wheel sensor" and so on.

When I arrived in Silicon Valley last month, I decided to drive to visit the factory that Apple called "Rhea." In Greek mythology, Rhea means "giant", and Apple's car project is called "Project TItan."

When I arrived at this place, I found a row of uninteresting office buildings with their dull windows. The street is bare and the parking lot is empty. Of course, the day I went was exactly Sunday.

However, at 175 St. Gabriel Street, I found two brand new Tesla Model X SUVs. This is the SUV electric car that Tesla introduced earlier this year. This type of car is rare, Tesla sold only about 7,000 vehicles, and two of them parked outside Apple's car factory.

Outside the Apple car factory, the Tesla Model X or the plotting car test
Outside the Apple car factory, the Tesla Model X or the plotting car test

Of course, these two SUVs are not necessarily Apple's. The two cars may be parked on the street by others, or they are Apple employees. Many Apple employees are driving Tesla cars. Apple has many engineers who are the first early adopters of Tesla's new SUV.

However, on that Sunday, there were only two cars on that street. They don't have California license plates installed, one of them uses Illinois' special "Interstate Traffic" license plate, and the other car uses a typical Tesla "zero emission" license plate.

Apple has not commented on this yet.

Car companies usually buy cars from other car companies to understand the situation of their competitors. For example, Ford Motor Company has purchased the first Model X cars sold in the United States. Since Apple's car project is mainly electric cars, it is reasonable to know about Tesla cars.

“It’s common for car companies to buy competitor cars and disassemble them for research,” says Michelle Krebs, senior analyst at Autotrader.com, a car trading website. "I think this should also apply to technology companies considering developing cars."

Outside the parking lot of this street, there is a sign that looks terrible. It warns people that it is a crime to break into it, even though the San Gabriel Lane is a public road.

Here are the warning signs.

Outside the Apple car factory, the Tesla Model X or the plotting car test

The warning sign below looks a lot like the standard warning sign that Apple usually uses to warn people not to break into their territory, but it doesn't mention anything about Apple. The picture below shows the standard Apple warning card we saw elsewhere.

Outside the Apple car factory, the Tesla Model X or the plotting car test

I didn't have a close look at these plants. A security guard wears a black hat with an Apple logo on his hat. He stared at me in a white Toyota Prius, so I had to drive away.

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