“Last week Apple was granted permission to publicly test self-driving car technology on California roads, and now a new document has surfaced that details Apple’s self-driving car training program for drivers,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac. “The new document provides further evidence that Apple is actively working on autonomous driving technology internally.”
“Business Insider obtained the document entitled ‘Development Platform Specific Training’ which refers to the ‘Apple Automated System’ used in self-driving vehicles,” Hall reports. “The document itself details technology used by drivers including Logitech hardware and basic driving maneuvers like tight u-turns and sudden braking or acceleration.”
Hall reports, “Back in December, a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was uncovered that acknowledged first hand Apple’s work on self-driving technology.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Can’t wait to see where this goes!
SEE ALSO:
Analyst: Apple ‘almost certainly’ exploring making a whole car but there’s a big challenge – April 18, 2017
Right now, the ‘Apple Car’ is a 2015 Lexus RX 450h SUV – April 17, 2017
Gene Munster on Apple Car: Exploration does not mean a product comes to market – April 17, 2017
Apple’s Project Titan: California makes it official – April 17, 2017
Why you should get your self-driving car from Apple – April 17, 2017
Apple secures permit to test autonomous vehicles – April 15, 2017
Apple’s letter to the U.S. NHTSA reveals 30-year Detroit veteran on its stealth ‘Project Titan’ team – December 8, 2016
Apple files patent for autonomous vehicle collision avoidance system – December 8, 2016
Apple letter all but confirms plans for self-driving cars and commitment to privacy – December 5, 2016
Apple drops hints about autonomous-vehicle project in letter to U.S. transportation regulators – December 3, 2016
It’s not McLaren Racing, but McLaren Applied Technologies, that’s the apple of Apple’s eye – September 23, 2016
Apple-target McLaren is a tech company disguised as a carmaker – September 22, 2016
Supercar-maker McLaren says not in discussion with Apple ‘in respect of any potential investment’ – September 22, 2016
Apple in talks to acquire British supercar maker McLaren – September 21, 2016
Apple in talks to acquire electric vehicle-maker Lit Motors – September 21, 2016
Gene Munster gives up the Apple Television ghost – May 19, 2015
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
How about taking care of your bread and butter core business first?
Making smart mobile devices?
Looking forward to seeing Apple cars in Italy. Today’s cars look the same with a pucker here and a wrinkle there. Differentiation is in mere details. Boring. If an auto manufacturer is going to the boring route, might as well be Apple who will likely go to minimalism, a true justification for more of the same because minimalism, done the right way is not seen as boring.
Driving in Rome is not boring
Indeed an inbuilt washroom would come in handy.