Apple apparently now has 55 vehicles and 83 drivers reported to test its autonomous vehicles on the road, or at least according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The company still has yet to apply for a separate driverless testing permit, which would allow the company to test autonomous vehicles without a person in […]
Category: Apple Car
A number of tech and automotive firms including Intel, Toyota, and Ericsson announced the creation of a consortium that will focus on building a “big data” ecosystem for self-driving cars. The consortium will also focus on technologies such as driver assistance and using real-time data. Other partners in the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) include […]
Just when you thought Apple might have backed off a bit from the self-driving car market, this shows up. Last week, the company submitted a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that suggests it’s currently eager to work with other companies in a data-sharing effort but is also keen to preserve […]
Apple has both taken the long view of its Project Titan automative effort and settled it in Canada. Apple apparently has “dozens” of software engineers working out of an office outside of Ottawa, Ontario—just a five minute walk from BlackBerry’s QNX division, which provides automotive software. In fact, about two dozen of Apple’s engineers reportedly […]
Apple could still be working on a car project, but could be taken it in a new direction. Bob Mansfield, the Apple executive who led up efforts on the iMac, iPad, MacBook Air and Apple Watch, has apparently been put in charge of Apple’s car project. Mansfield’s first action has been to hire former BlackBerry […]