Apple, ever the James Franco of the tech industry, is now working on some sort of “vehicle development,” according to Business Insider:

[A current Apple employee] said Tesla employees were “jumping ship” to work at Apple.

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“Apple’s latest project is too exciting to pass up,” the person said. “I think it will change the landscape and give Tesla a run for its money.”

Hmm — what could it be? Here are some ideas:

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  1. A self-driving car
  2. A self-driving car — with wings!
  3. Truly excellent Buffalo chicken wings, and when they said “Tesla” they actually meant “Applebee’s.”
  4. Some newfangled way to connect your iPhone to your car. SNOOZEFEST!! (Also, according to Business Insider, the most likely.)
  5. A very lifelike animatronic Elon Musk that just says, “I think Steve Jobs was probably way better at Scrabble than I will ever be,” over and over and over again.

Looking forward to it!