After the first video of the new sensor configuration of Apple’s autonomous cars surfaced, we got new pictures from a closer perspective…
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Apple patent reveals vehicle imaging system for object detection
Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,397,497) for a “solar invariant imaging system for object detection” in a vehicle…
Maps shows Apple’s stick-to-itiveness, highlighting Google’s lack of perseverance
What Apple did in response to all of the negative press around Apple Maps? They didn’t give up, they got to work, kept at it for years, and are still…
Apple increases count of self-driving test drivers
Apple is, currently, testing a total of 69 cars on public roads of California, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles….
An Apple Car with no driver, steering wheel, pedals, horns, rearview mirrors?
Rearview mirrors, horns, and emergency brakes will be removed by 2030 and steering wheels, and gas/brake pedals will follow by 2035…
Apple poaches Tesla engineer with vehicle interior design experience
Apple Inc. has hired Steve MacManus, at least the third Tesla Inc. engineering executive to join the Cupertino Colossus…
Apple granted U.S. patent for ‘vehicle floor’
Apple wants to provide a floor structure that distributes forces from outboard impacts and/or minimizes a height thereof to maximize space for other uses…
Apple Car dreams: How could Apple not make an autonomous electric car someday?
We can’t ignore the dream of an autonomous electric car (EV) designed by Jony Ive’s team, with a clean modern user interface, sold in Apple Stores…
Apple patent reveals in-vehicle ‘interactive screen projection’ system
Apple has been granted a patent (number 20190164344) for a ‘system and method for interactive screen projection’ for a vehicle…
Apple patent application reveals ‘vehicle viewing system’
It involves a method that includes obtaining a video based on images…
Apple granted patent for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window’
A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door…
Apple in talks with suppliers of sensors for autonomous vehicles
The talks are focused on next-generation lidar, a sensor that provides a three-dimensional look at the road…
Project Titan: Apple hires Tesla’s former head of powertrains in effort to bring electric car to market
Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla losing its VP of Engineering behind its latest electric powertrains…
Apple autonomous vehicle layoffs provide hints to Project Titan’s direction
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it planned to lay off 190 employees in its self-driving car program…
Project Titan: Apple confirms layoffs for 190 autonomous vehicle employees
Apple will lay off 190 employees in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale in its self-driving car division…
Apple expected to deploy TSMC’s first 5nm ‘A14’ chips in 2020 iPhone
Chipmakers are expected to showcase their new-generation chip solutions for AI and 5G applications…
Apple’s autonomous vehicle could arrive as a minivan
Apple’s engineers have designed specimens with black and silver paint…
Intel execs believe that Apple’s ARM-based Macs could come as soon as 2020
Apple is widely expected to move its Mac line to custom ARM-based chips…
Apple patent application reveals autonomous vehicles that can recharge each other
Apple says that, in some cases, a navigation range of a vehicle from a given location is at least partially restricted…
Apple’s ‘Project Titan’ autonomous vehicle could be summoned, unlocked, and paid for via iPhone or Apple Watch
Apple has filed for a patent for a ‘system and method for vehicle authorization’ that would allow you to…
FBI filing reveals steps taken to protect Apple secrets
“We learned last week that a second Apple employee has been accused of stealing trade secrets…
From corn to Apple: The cases behind the U.S.-China standoff
To hear the Americans tell it, the Chinese have gone on a commercial crime spree, pilfering trade secrets…
Another Chinese national accused of stealing Apple autonomous vehicle trade secrets
For the second time in six months, the FBI is accusing a Chinese national…
Titan: Apple’s secret autonomous vehicle project is much bigger than people think
The result of an emerging reality for self-driving cars…
Apple dismisses more than 200 employees from Project Titan autonomous vehicle project
Apple dismissed just over 200 employees this week from Project Titan…
Apple 2019: Glimpses of next-gen MacBook Pro, MacBook Air seen in Intel roadmap
The MacBook Pro and MacBook Air should benefit from Intel’s chip makeover in 2019…
Apple hires designer Andrew Kim away from Tesla
Along with the recent news of Tesla’s chief vehicle engineer returning to Apple, Kim’s move will certainly stoke speculation that Apple is…
Performance shootout: Apple’s new 11-inch iPad Pro vs. 2017’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro
The new 2018 iPad Pro is a marvel of engineering, with a brilliant new design and a chip so powerful…
Apple co-founder Woz: ‘I do not believe in auto driving cars’ – Tesla experience proves it’s not possible yet
Woz told CNBC on Tuesday he had once hoped that Apple would build the first self-driving car…
Apple iPad Pro’s A12X chip has no real rivals; it delivers performance unseen on Android tablets
Apple iPad Pro’s A12X chip is the stuff of Qualcomm and Intel’s worse nightmares…
Apple patent filing reveals ‘Peloton’ autonomous vehicle battery sharing and more while in motion
Apple has today filed a patent for a set of intriguing new autonomous vehicle features…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple A-series Macs coming in 2020 or 2021, Apple Car in 2023-2025
The shift to ARM in the Mac has been predicted for some time…
Elon Musk’s threats to quit as Tesla CEO are a red flag
As most people know, the board of directors is supposed to be protecting the interests of shareholders and governing the company and its officers…
Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Tesla board: Fight the S.E.C. or I quit
Securities and Exchange Commission officials were understandably taken aback on Thursday morning…
Musk ousted as Tesla chairman, fined $40 million in SEC settlement over fraud charges; will remain CEO
Elon Musk will relinquish the role of Tesla Inc. chairman and split a $40 million…
U.S. SEC charges Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud…
Apple’s autonomous car fleet grows to 70 vehicles in California
Apple is continuing to increase its self-driving vehicles…
Tesla shares crash after Elon Musk smokes pot on live web show, exhibits other bizarre behavior
All of this wackiness is taking its toll on Tesla’s stock…
Apple Car rumor roundup: Project Titan and what it means
Project Purple was the iPhone. Gizmo was the Apple Watch. And Titan?
Now would be the time for Apple to buy Tesla, and kick Elon Musk out of the driver’s seat
Elon Musk has put an end to his idea to take Tesla private, but still has a tough road ahead…
Apple researching refinements to sunroofs, seating for ‘Project Titan’ vehicle
A pair of patents granted to Apple on Thursday cover two areas of the driving experience…
Apple + Tesla is a fairy tale with a twist
Apple and Tesla are single product visionaries. Single product visionaries create world-class consumer products…
