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Rumor: Apple said to be in talks with potential LiDAR sensor providers for “Project Titan” self-driving car effort

Even though it’s been a rough project, Apple’s self-driving car effort may have crossed a new milestone. Apple is reportedly in discussions with a number of component suppliers regarding LiDAR sensors that could be used in Apple’s self-driving cars. The company, which has already produced a variety of sensor test beds for its fleet of […]

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Apple test car accident reported on August 24th

There’s an adage about omelettes and broken eggs… An Apple Lexus SUV test car was rear-ended by a Nissan Leaf while merging onto the Lawrence Expressway in California’s Bay Area on August 24th. The Apple vehicle suffered “moderate” damage and the Leaf, which was moving at 15 miles per hour, was also damaged. While details […]

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Doug Field leaves Tesla, returns to Apple to work on Project Titan effort

He ventured out to work on the Tesla Model 3 and has now returned to work on Apple’s car project. Former VP of Mac hardware engineering Doug Field has returned to Apple after leaving the company in 2013. The rumor mill has stated that Field will work on Apple’s Project Titan. Field began his career […]

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Apple hires Jaime Waydo, previously of Alphabet’s Waymo and NASA, to assist with self-driving car project

Apple’s added another powerhouse staff member to its self-driving car team lineup in the form of Jaime Waydo, previously a senior engineer at Alphabet’s Waymo as well as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Waydo was “instrumental” at Waymo, some of her former coworkers have stated. Specifically, she was responsible for checking the safety of prototypes, and […]

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Rumor: Apple signs deal with Volkswagen to build self-driving cars

Apple won’t be building its own self-driving car. Now, according to five unnamed sources, the company, which sought partnerships with the luxury carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz to develop an all-electric self-driving car, has signed a deal with Volkswagen to turn some of the carmaker’s new T6 Transporter vans into Apple’s self-driving shuttles for employees. This […]