Apple is getting a little bit of heat because it apparently is thinking
about rolling out a self driving car that is designed without windows.
So, these new reports indicate that Apple might be developing its own self driving
car equipped with virtual reality technology.
Why?
And also no steering wheel or windows.
Back in 2014, Apple actually started work on a vehicle and
since then Apple filed many car related patents.
That's why we know about this teasing a number of potential features.
Now we're getting an idea of what those features might include.
So Apple reportedly filed a patent on May 3rd for
the in car virtual reality entertainment system,
which would replace the view of the real world in a car with virtual environments.
But why?
Like why would you need that?
We don't need virtual reality.
You're on the road.
We need reality, no.
>> No, not necessarily.
So we're gonna show you a design of it in a second but
it's not really a design of it anyways.
They're filing patents, they're gonna file a lot more pens than they actually use.
So these are just ideas initially, so they might or might not use them later.
But if they have a design you got to get into the patent office right away so
that others don't beat you to it.
So they understand that's part of the context here.
So tons of patents that they come up with crazy ideas.
Let's have a giraffe in the car.
I don't know, patent it, right?
And then like it turns out having a draft in the car is bad.
He can't go through the tunnels like okay, scratch that, but
at least we have the patent on it, so that's part of the story.
But secondly, I always thought the autonomous driving cars.
Yeah, theoretically you have the human there in case something goes wrong, but
really they do drive themselves.
And you're signing up for them driving themselves.
So do you need to see the road?
You actually don't need to see.
>> You do need to see the road, you know why?
>> Why? >> So I forget where this happened
exactly, but there were subway cars like subway trains, right?
Without windows and people were getting sick in them,
because it's like being in an elevator, it feels a little weird, doesn't it?
And so if you're in a moving vehicle with no windows,
it could cause some like illness, like motion illness, if you know what I mean?
>> Yeah, sure that could happen for some people and some people might hate it,
Some people might love it.
>> Why wouldn't you want windows?
>> Well, so
here's one possibility and there's almost literally spit balling here, right?
Well not literally, but so what do you want to do in a in a car that drives
itself, you probably want to watch a movie, let's keep it real.
>> It was the underground trains in London by the way,
that's what I was referring to.
>> That's right. And
in fact it was when they first did the subway in London, they thought you don't
need windows since you're underground and then people were like, no,
this is really claustrophobic and we're going to lose our minds.
So, but in the car you're gonna wanna watch a movie, right?
It doesn't matter if you say yes or no.
I know you, you're gonna want to watch a movie., okay?
And so that could be distracting to the other drivers that are not
an autonomous driving vehicles.
And so they might have thought if we don't do windows and
they can watch any movie they want, they can do virtual reality and
they don't bother the other drivers or distract the other drivers.
I was gonna say, I don't know why I'm doing such a giant defensive Apple, but
it's not a difference.
I'm just being honest with you guys as to why it might have come up.
Do we have the design of it?
>> We do, let's take a look at the image.
>> Yeah.
So this is the reason why I say it's a fake design is that other companies
said this is what it might look like.
This is not Apple's design.
No one got that memo and everybody's joking around about how Apple
designed this and they're gonna plug their charger into it and stuff.
Honestly, it looks kind of cool.
>> No, I disagree.
>> Yeah. It also looks like a coffin but
still it looks like you go either way.
>> It's looks like a phone with wheels on it.
I like windows.
I'm a big fan of windows.
I think windows should exist.
I think that this extremist ban on windows is wrong, right?
>> I don't know that it's a band.
>> Okay, just think about it in any other context.
Like do you enjoy a home without windows?
Do you enjoy being in an office without windows?
My place has bathrooms that do not have windows, okay?
Instead it has that annoying ceiling fan vent thing
that's supposed to like ventilate the bathroom.
I hate.
Why I hate them?
>> Acoustic privacy.
>> Okay.
Yeah. Well sure I guess but
like I like the window.
I used to live in an apartment that had a window in the bathroom and
it was like where the shower was but
it was high enough where like no one can see me in the nude.
But like in the morning I would like open the window and
you could see like the trees outside while you're showering.
It's so lovely, right?
Windows make everything better.
>> Yeah.
So first of all I just want to be clear.
I'm pro windows.
>> I don't know about that.
>> And I am going to be very reluctant to use a self driving car.
I know that that's not necessarily logical.
I know that on average people say that they studies show that they are safer.
>> Do they?
Studies commissioned by the companies that are gonna make the autonomous vehicles.
>> There's some of that for sure, right?
And the jury's out overall and are,
they're spectacular cases of accidents that freak everyone out.
Even if generally, the problem isn't the self driving cars are good or bad.
It's that humans often suck at driving.
>> Cars don't kill people, people kill people.
>> It's another way to look at it.
So look, I don't know that I'm ever gonna use a self driving car and it's mainly
psychological, it's a loss of control that I'm not sure I could deal with, right?
And I love windows and
we're sharing way too much information already in this story.
So I'll add one last one.
My favorite is bathrooms with windows of the ocean.
So I've seen that like twice in my life, I'm like, you don't really need this, but
I can't and in fact it's probably a bad idea.
Okay, it's kind of awesome.
>> What about the bathrooms that rich people have where it's like a giant like
freestanding hot tub in the bathroom.
>> Yeah. >> But
it's like right next to a giant window,
floor to ceiling windows overlooking the ocean.
>> No, that's like goal in life.
>> And you know what the people who can afford that tend to be the most miserable
people on the planet and I hate them.
>> I know no, but
seriously rich people what are you guys doing man at least enjoy it.
And I know I'm gonna spend it against Nina turner.
Like what just do the bathtub with the ocean.
What's wrong with you?
>> I agree.