Since January, Apple has added more drivers to its autonomous vehicle program based on the California Department of Motor Vehicles data.
Apple has added 10 drivers to its team. Since our last report in late January, many of the top manufacturers have added drivers to their teams.
Apple has still not applied for a driverless permit in California. Other than Waymo, those manufacturers that do have a driverless program have kept their fleet volumes the same since our last report in January this year. Waymo has added 17 cars to its driverless fleet.
As more self-driving vehicles are deployed, we will see more crashes. Waymo has upped its collision number by 41 since January. Cruise has added 5. Zoox is up 3 collisions. Apple has added 3 more collisions to its total.
MacDailyNews Take: It sure doesn’t sound like Apple’s not pressing forward with its autonomous vehicle program.
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The secret “program” that executives leave as soon as possible once they learn that it will make products that nobody wants.
Hearkening back to a good ‘ole ride on horse back, are ya? Advances can be hard to accept for humans, oftentimes.
Not driving yourself is an advancement? I call it a preference…and something I like to do.
New drivers are being incentivized by contracts that would pay for burial plots, funeral services and stock awards for remaining family members.
Troll: post the source of your “information” or stop posting lies.
Bob; that’s funny and obviously “dark humour” which unfortunately, some of the under 40 crowd (like “BUY” above) either refuse to accept or are too dim to get it.
Yep, he’s a bedwetter. And, wtf is a troll? Did he post the source of his info? No, it was an opinion and one that was ill-informed at that…not understanding what might be a joke.
Drivers? PC guy is like “Don’t you call them kexts?”.
John Deere would be an appropriate home for autonomous vehicle technology. Apple just wants to collect a subscription on every vehicle to be part of the tracking network. Not gonna happen.
The experiments in autonomous tech on public roads show that in perfect conditions, in professionally prepared and maintained vehicles, over 90% of the time, the robot drives with fewer mistakes than the average human driver. The other single digit % of the time, robot mistakes could be catastrophic. Or just as bad, dangerous to other drivers if it slams on its brakes for a false positive obstacle. Only an aerospace DAL A autopilot system would ensure acceptable safety, which would be unaffordable to most drivers.
That doesn’t mean no autonomous vehicles should happen. Trains and cargo ships should be there already. Once John Deere gets it right, Freightliner should get automated convoys working on dedicated cargo lanes. None of this is in Apple’s wheelhouse.
But it’s clear why Sillycon Valley dweebs want you plebiscites to have it. They want to clear the roads so they can really drive their Ferraris. You can drive any way you want when you trust an automated car to always brake when you cut them off, always yield when you pull an illegal turn in front of them. They look at the average human driver: he’s distracted, tired, and has no clue how to maintain his vehicle. Nor does he have the high performance training to get the full potential out of his car. Put them in slow Johnny Cabs and they will be out of the way for the Speed Racer wannabes.
Instead of trying to turn cars into rolling iPads, recurrent driver training and vehicle safety inspections should be mandatory. Reward competent drivers with mandatory insurance rebates. Confiscate the vehicles of convicted drunks and druggies for public auction. Force Hal to pick up litter on all roadways starting in California.