Apple has registered three domain names related to the auto industry, so start firing up the rumor mill.
As spotted by MacRumors, the company has registered the domain names apple.cars, apple.car and apple.auto. None of the domains are active, but all were registered in December.
The speculation around an Apple car has been happening in earnest over the last year. And although Apple hasn't officially confirmed that it is working on an automobile, its hiring moves and statements by executives make it clear the company is at least somewhat interested in the transportation space.
Apple used MarkMonitor as its registrar for the domains. MarkMonitor is a company dedicated to helping brands protect corporate trademarks online.
So the domain registrations could just be Apple protecting is trademark and brand across the new .cars, .car and .auto top-level domains (TLDs). And Apple is already in the auto space with CarPlay.
Still, the registrations add more fuel to the rumors that Apple is totally going to come out with a car.