“Self-driving cars would be an ideal technology match for Apple,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview on Monday, according to AFP.

Rumours of the iPhone maker’s plans of starting production of autonomous cars and its technology have been doing the rounds for quite some time but nothing has ever been confirmed by Apple. 

In an interview with the New York Times, Cook told Kara Swisher, “An autonomous car is a robot and so there are a lots of things you can do with autonomy; we will see what Apple does.” 

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“We love to integrate hardware, software and services, and find the intersection points of those because we think that’s where the magic occurs,” he added. 

One option that Apply may explore could be of developing an autonomous-driving technology platform for automakers, reported AFP.   

While talking about car maker Tesla, Cook said, “Tesla has done an unbelievable job of not only establishing the lead but keeping the lead for such a long period of time in the electric vehicle space.” 

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Earlier, automakers Hyundai and Nissan had denied reports of any potential alliances for building autonomous cars with Apple. 

Apple’s Project Titan has been in the works for several years. However, details of the project have not been released. 

Apple first revealed its self-driving tech aspirations in 2016 and Cook has since then said he saw autonomous driving systems as a “core technology” for the future.

During the interview, Cook talked about various hot topics, including clashes Apple is having with Facebook and Fortnite video game maker Epic about its tight control of the App Store.

US regulators are looking into whether Apple’s control of the App Store, where it gets a commission on transactions, is an abuse of power since the shop is the sole venue for digital content for its mobile devices.

Apple has staunchly defended its control of the App Store as integral to protect users from hackers, snooping, and other dangers.

“I think it’s hard to argue that the App Store is not an economic miracle,” Cook said.

“Apple has helped build an economy that’s over a half a trillion dollars a year, and takes a very small sliver of that for the innovation that it unleashed and the expense of running the store,” said the CEO.