Apple is a major electronics OEM also now linked to the launch of its very first Car in the next few years. Now, the Cupertino giant is said to further those ambitions through a buyout of Canoo, a start-up in the same space. It may be a saving grace for the fledgling company, although it seems Apple may not exactly want it for the innovation it purports to offer.
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