“Apple has outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the latest clues to the company’s autonomous vehicle technology aspirations,” Alexandria Sage reports for Reuters. “Apple was granted a permit to test self-driving cars on April 14 by the California Department of Motor Vehicles but the company has never said anything about its plan.”
“The state released 41 pages of Apple application documents to Reuters that give some clues about the company’s highly secret self-driving effort, which it has never openly acknowledged,” Sage reports. “As part of the application, Apple included a 10-page training plan that appeared to be related to operators taking back manual control of the car during automated driving exercises of the system, which it calls a development platform.”
“The document highlights different scenarios to be tested, from high speed driving and tight U-turns to lane changes,” Sage reports. “The document does not include detail on how Apple’s self-driving platform actually works or other technical details. It also does not say what kind of sensors are found on Apple’s three permitted vehicles, all 2015 Lexus model RX450h.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Quick, grab the wheel… er, Logitech joystick!
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Apple already prototyped its vision for future mobility.
Augmented Reality windshields?
How do you train a tester to NOT drive a car while in it?