The Apple Car may not be on the market for a while, but a recently published patent application shows how Apple may be embedding a radar system of sorts within the bodywork. Per AppleInsider: In Apple’s design, it suggests the use of antennas to transmit a radar beam towards a portion of a field of […]
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As part of its continual effort to rebuild Apple Maps, Apple has added detailed terrain features to the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico as well as the southern portion of Nevada, including the city of Las Vegas. The additional data is derived from Apple’s street-level data gathering via LiDAR-equipped vehicles, which Apple has […]
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 […]
Apple’s pedestrian-level data gathering operations have begun. The company has confirmed plans to conduct more on-foot data collection for Apple Maps, going beyond the first efforts in San Francisco. Between November 26th and December 23rd, Apple will be deploying a Lidar-equipped team to operate in the California counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San […]
Less than two weeks after snagging permission to test it test its autonomous-car technology in California, Apple appears to be testing its software on California’s public roads. A white Lexus RX450h SUV was seen emerging from an Apple facility, complete with a battery of attached sensors. The sensors included Velodyne Lidar Inc.’s top-of-the-range 64-channel lidar, […]