苹果注册「汽车」域名，要搞汽车吗？

Apple has registered three domain names related to the auto industry, so start firing up the rumor mill.

苹果公司注册了三个和「汽车」相关的域名。好吧，这下让各种传闻来得更猛烈些吧。

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.

MacRumors网站这样描述：苹果公司已经注册了「apple.cars」，「apple.car」和「apple.auto」。目前这些域名都尚未激活，均在12月份注册。

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.

苹果要出汽车的传闻在去年闹得沸沸扬扬。苹果公司尚未正式确认目前正在研发汽车。但是，按照苹果招人的动向，以及高层的一些言论来看，苹果公司至少对于交通领域是有兴趣的。

Apple used MarkMonitor as its registrar for the domains. MarkMonitor is a company dedicated to helping brands protect corporate trademarks online.

苹果公司请了MarkMonitor作为其域名注册代理方。MarkMonitor这家公司是专门为企业提供线上品牌保护。