Apple requested the cancelation of their permit on September 25th, and the permit was officially canceled on September 27th, just weeks before Tesla unveiled its vision for a fully autonomous ...

Apple introduced ‌digital car key support‌ in 2022, and select car brands like BMW, BYD, Hyundai/Genesis/Kia, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, and RAM have implemented support for the feature‌.

Barring any setbacks, he said Apple was aiming to announce the device as early as 2026 or 2027. As mentioned above, though, Kuo's current prediction for the robots is 2028 or later.

Apple's work in robotics has been impressive so far, but consumers will have to wait until 2028 at the earliest to be able to buy an Apple robot.