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List of Apple employees tasked to electric car project begins to emerge, key players surface

Over the past couple of weeks, there’s been word of an employee poaching war between Apple and Tesla, Apple hiring from the auto industry and speculation as to exactly what Applee might be working on. It’s apparently clear that Apple is looking to go beyond an iOS-based CarPlay in-dash system and the majority of the […]

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Google announces first prototype of self-driving car

It’s hard to say when this will actually be on the roads, but it’s the first step towards that. On Monday, Google unveiled what it terms as “the first real build” of its self-driving car prototype. The company had previously unveiled an early mockup in May that lacked features such as real headlights. Since then, […]

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Apple purchases HopStop, could focus on public transit and navigation updates for upcoming versions of Maps

Apple has snagged HopStop. Per AppleInsider and AllThingsD, Apple on Friday purchased transit navigation service HopStop, which also has an iPhone app of the same name, in a possible bid to bolster its own in-house mapping solution. Citing sources with knowledge of the deal, Bloomberg reports that Apple has just purchased HopStop, a localized public […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to expand Siri, Maps integration with upcoming car models

Make no mistake about it: Apple wants Siri and its mapping program in your car. Per 9to5Mac, Apple plans to move aggressively into the in-car integration space later this year, according to multiple people familiar with the initiative. The company is working with car makers to deeply embed iOS’s Maps and Siri services into cars, […]

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Two new patents show how Apple would use iPhone, Bluetooth to interact with cars

One day, your iPhone WILL talk to and control your car. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office (1, 2) and AppleInsider, a pair of patent filings discovered on Thursday reveal Apple is actively investigating the possibilities afforded by the iOS mobile platform’s various wireless connectivity options, including the ability to interact with, and […]