Don't count on controlling the steering wheel of an Apple-branded vehicle when it comes out because the first Apple Cars could be robotaxis designed to deliver food and the like.
CNBC: The Apple Car will be fully autonomous

Don't count on controlling the steering wheel of an Apple-branded vehicle when it comes out because the first Apple Cars could be robotaxis designed to deliver food and the like.
If the rumors are true and Apple plans on debuting its first automobile in just five years, the company has to move things along. That's probably why, at least in part, there are so many reports of Apple's plans and development swirling around now. Like how the company's now investing money to help secure manufacturing.
The rumor mill refuses to give up on the idea of an Apple-branded vehicle. Then again, when news breaks of a major new hire that will help that vision along, maybe it makes sense why the rumors won't fade out.
Revered Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a bunch of previously unknown details concerning Project Titan, Apple's rumored electric vehicle project.
Word on the street is that Apple is trying to team up with an automobile company, one that's already entrenched in the market, to help build its oft-rumored Apple Car. One such company appears to be Hyundai, but a new report suggests at least one executive isn't too keen on the idea.
Apple is having a moment. With the company's latest quarterly earnings report, it smashed previous records. And divisions like Services and iPhone saw huge profit gains. So the idea of branching out to new product types if probably, certainly, on the company's roadmap.
Apple Car rumors have persisted since late 2014, having intensified with a flurry of reports saying Apple held talks with several potential manufacturers lately. Although an Apple Car is unlikely to become a reality before at least 2025, that hasn't stopped fans from dreaming up what an Apple-branded vehicle would feel like. But there's a problem with Apple building a car.
It's certainly starting to feel like the Apple Car is a real thing the company isn't just toying around with, but rather a project that will become the real deal before too long. Today we have yet another rumor pointing to its seemingly inevitable arrival.
Things are certainly starting to heat up in regards to the oft-rumored, and yet still unofficial Apple Car. The news cycle won't give up on Project Titan, and it certainly sounds like an Apple-branded car is on the way.
One of the long-standing rumors floating around Apple is the company's efforts to build an automobile. "Project Titan" as it's known, the Apple Car has been in the works for some time. However, we may be many years away before we see it actually launch.
Following a flurry of recent rumors alleging Apple continues to work on an automobile of its own, a credible and reliable analyst has now stepped forward to warn investors that the so-called Apple Car is in early stages of development and unlikely to arrive before, at least, 2025.
It's hard to argue with the power of an Apple rumor. Even if nothing ever comes of it --remember the Apple TV set?-- the market usually starts to expect its arrival anyway. And, of course, CEOs of other companies that might have to start competing with Apple directly are asked whether or not they're ready for the competition.