Apple is going to face tough competition in the self-driving car space; here's how the rivals stack up
7 years, 9 months ago

Apple is going to face tough competition in the self-driving car space; here's how the rivals stack up

Firstpost  

In level 5 autonomous vehicles, the cars are robotic taxis, only requiring passengers to feed in their destinations, and the steering wheel is optional. However, safety is the major concern here and Ford has indicated that it is not in any kind of race to be the first to have Level 5 self driving cars on the road. Toyota, Stanford and MIT, along with others, are developing a blockchain based solution that will allow the sharing of critical data between self driving car companies and component manufacturers, allowing for safer autonomous vehicles. While both Travis Kalanick and Sundar Pichai have indicated that self driving cars are a long way away from coming into India, local manufacturers are developing the technologies necessary to introduce autonomous vehicles in India. Considering the many subsystems that make up a self driving car, the technologies for autonomous vehicles may already be making it to India in bits and pieces.

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Can Tesla’s Cybercab and Robovan actually take on Uber?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Tesla’s Cybercab and Robovan actually take on Uber?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tesla CEO Elon Musk described it as a “futuristic art deco bus”, but without a windscreen or …

Tesla faces strong self-driving rivals in China
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla faces strong self-driving rivals in China

Live Mint  

Beijing’s tentative backing for Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving" technology kicked off the sharpest one-day percentage gain the stock had seen in more than three years. The availability of FSD would also help Tesla to sell cars against a plethora of rivals in China launching newer and cheaper models. Newer and more premium car models in China typically have some type of …

Tesla pushes to increase ‘full self-driving’ software use as vehicle sales cool
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla pushes to increase ‘full self-driving’ software use as vehicle sales cool

Live Mint  

Tesla is stepping up promotion of its driver-assistance technology, called “Full Self-Driving Capability," seeking to expand use of the revenue-generating software feature as it confronts the prospect of lower growth in vehicle deliveries this year. Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, told employees this week in an internal email that customers must receive a test drive using the technology before they …

Tech Tonic | Adieu, Apple car! You prove it is not easy to make a motor vehicle
1 year ago

Tech Tonic | Adieu, Apple car! You prove it is not easy to make a motor vehicle

Hindustan Times  

We’ve just had a rare sighting. Wall Street was never convinced Apple could make one, and analysts are cheering Apple for “ripping the band-aid off” saying “Apple has little to gain from building their own vehicles”. The photos may not betray as such, but I can tell from my in-person attendance at the Xiaomi SU7’s first moment in the sun …

Social media mocks Apple as it scraps its autonomous electric car plans after a decade of work - as one user jokes 'they realised it would require Windows!'
1 year ago

Social media mocks Apple as it scraps its autonomous electric car plans after a decade of work - as one user jokes 'they realised it would require Windows!'

Daily Mail  

Despite spending billions of dollars on the project in the past 10 years, Apple has scrapped efforts to build its own self-driving electric car. One X user said: 'Apple has cancelled plans to make a car after realizing it would require windows' 'Good thing we still have the original Apple car!' Another user joked that the 'charging solution proved a …

Apple To Stop Working On Its Tesla Rival, Focus Shifts On GenAI And Other Projects
1 year ago

Apple To Stop Working On Its Tesla Rival, Focus Shifts On GenAI And Other Projects

News 18  

Apple has been working on its own electric car division for more than 10 years but it seems the company has decided to end that dream and focus on other matters. The report from Bloomberg states Apple informed about this big decision in front of 2,000 employees who have been part of the car project, and some of these will …

Apple pulls plug on electric car dream
1 year ago

Apple pulls plug on electric car dream

The Telegraph  

Apple has cancelled its plans to build an electric car after reports that it was struggling to create a self-driving vehicle. It aimed to deliver breakthrough battery technology that would radically cut their cost, according to insiders, and create car software that would mean the car would genuinely drive itself. In January, it was revealed that Apple was delaying the …

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project
1 year ago

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project

NPR  

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Apple has ended its secret plans of building a self-driving electric car, a decade-long effort that was seen as one of the most ambitious undertakings in the company's history. Apple executives on Tuesday informed teams working on the tech …

Apple's effort in testing self-driving car technology paced up: Details
1 year, 1 month ago

Apple's effort in testing self-driving car technology paced up: Details

India TV News  

Apple has ramped up its self-driving car testing and has logged over 450,000 miles of autonomous driving in the US from December 2022 to November 2023. The Wired reports that Apple has a permit to test autonomous vehicle tech on California’s public roads only if the company has a safety driver behind the wheel. Meanwhile, Google’s Waymo drove 3.7 million …

Apple car: Electric vehicle debut postponed to 2028
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple car: Electric vehicle debut postponed to 2028

The Telegraph  

Apple has pushed back the launch date for its long-rumoured electric vehicle and scaled back its self-driving features as the iPhone maker struggles with the shift from gadgets to cars. Dan Ives, a technology analyst at Wedbush Securities, said developing an electric car had proved “arduous” for Apple. The car will feature what is known as “level two” autonomous driving …

Apple again delays its first self-driving car launch, now schedules for 2026
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple again delays its first self-driving car launch, now schedules for 2026

Hindustan Times  

Apple Inc. has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The car project, dubbed Titan inside the company, has been in limbo for the past several months as Apple executives grappled with the reality that its …

Apple's car is scaled back - if it arrives it will NOT be fully self-driving but could cost $100K
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple's car is scaled back - if it arrives it will NOT be fully self-driving but could cost $100K

Daily Mail  

The effort to build a car started in 2014 and has seen numerous executives come and go over the years Apple's long-delayed and troubled car project has been scaled back - it won't be fully self-driving if it arrives in 2026. Apple's long-delayed and troubled car project has been scaled back - it won't be fully self-driving if it arrives …

Apple's car is loved before it exists as 26% would buy one from the iPhone maker - more than Tesla
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple's car is loved before it exists as 26% would buy one from the iPhone maker - more than Tesla

Daily Mail  

Apple's nonexistent self-driving car is already being embraced by consumers as a new survey reveals that 26 percent of drivers would 'definitely consider' buying a vehicle from the iPhone maker. Scroll down for video Consulting firm Strategic Vision surveyed 200,000 new car owners and for the first time added Apple to the more than 45 brands that consumers could share …

People are more interested in buying an Apple car than a Tesla, shows poll. Here's why.
2 years, 6 months ago

People are more interested in buying an Apple car than a Tesla, shows poll. Here's why.

Firstpost  

In a recent poll, Apple ranked third as the most preferred car brand in the US, even before they officially unveiled a car. According to a 200,000 new-vehicle owners survey by Strategic Vision, Apple is the third in a list of brand considerations that people would “love” and consider buying a car from. Of all the people polled in the …

Apple’s electric car could debut as soon as 2025: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Apple’s electric car could debut as soon as 2025: Report

Live Mint  

Apple Inc is pushing to launch its electric car as early as 2025 and refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's ideal car would have no steering wheel and pedals, with interiors designed around hands-off driving, the report said. "It's a matter of when, not if," Wedbush analyst …

Apple accelerates work on car, aims for fully autonomous vehicle
3 years, 4 months ago

Apple accelerates work on car, aims for fully autonomous vehicle

Al Jazeera  

Apple’s ideal car would have no steering wheel and pedals, and its interior would be designed around hands-off driving. For the past several years, Apple’s car team had explored two simultaneous paths: creating a model with limited self-driving capabilities focused on steering and acceleration — similar to most current cars from Tesla Inc. — or a version with full self-driving …

Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great'
3 years, 7 months ago

Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great'

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday said that the electric-car maker was working on improving the much-awaited update to its self-driving software "as fast as possible." The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is "actually not great imo, but Autopilot/AI team is rallying to improve as fast as possible." Tesla had recently come …

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

Live Mint  

At first glance, the forays Apple Inc., Google and other technology giants are making into the world of cars don’t appear to be particularly lucrative. A Waymo minivan moves along a city street as an empty driver's seat and a moving steering wheel drive passengers during an autonomous vehicle ride, as passengers view a detailed viewing screen, Wednesday, April 7, …

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

LA Times  

At first glance, the forays Apple Inc., Google and other technology giants are making into the world of cars don’t appear to be particularly lucrative. “Each of these companies, including Facebook, want to be a part of or even control and dominate every part of citizens’ lives,” said professor Raj Rajkumar, who leads the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. …

Apple and autonomous vehicles an ideal match, hints company chief Tim Cook
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple and autonomous vehicles an ideal match, hints company chief Tim Cook

Firstpost  

One option for Apple could be to build an autonomous driving platform for automakers. Apple chief Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released Monday by the New York Times. “An autonomous car is a robot and so there are a lots of things you can do with autonomy; we will …

First Apple Car to be Based on Hyundai-Kia EV Platform, Built in Association With GM, PSA
4 years, 1 month ago

First Apple Car to be Based on Hyundai-Kia EV Platform, Built in Association With GM, PSA

News 18  

The first Apple electric car will be built on Hyundai’s electric vehicle platform and the initial model could lead to new vehicles built in association with General Motors and European manufacturer PSA, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said. In a fresh note to investors issued late on Monday, Kuo said that Apple’s deep collaboration with current automakers who have …

The real self-driving revolution remains years away
4 years, 2 months ago

The real self-driving revolution remains years away

CNN  

CNN — This year, new technologies willenable more drivers to take their hands off the wheel while on the road. “I’m willing to, you know, perhaps trust the automation a little more than I should until something goes disastrously wrong.” There have been fatal crashes when Tesla drivers ignored warnings to keep their hands on the wheel while usingAutopilot.WithSuper Cruise, …

Hyundai says it is in early talks with Apple about building an electric car
4 years, 2 months ago

Hyundai says it is in early talks with Apple about building an electric car

Daily Mail  

Hyundai says it is in early talks with Apple about building a self-driving electric car - sending the the vehicle manufacturer's share price soaring 20 per cent. Korea Economic Daily TV first reported the link up between the iPhone maker and Hyundai, suggesting the first vehicles could be ready for the public by 2027 The South Korean firm didn't say …

Apple car: Why Hyundai could make a good partner
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple car: Why Hyundai could make a good partner

CNN  

London CNN Business — Apple is reportedly in talks with Hyundai about cooperating on electric cars. Hyundai said in a statement only that “we are receiving proposals for cooperation from various companies, but no decision has been made.” Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a conference in San Francisco in 2019. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives …

Hyundai stock skyrockets on Apple car reports
4 years, 2 months ago

Hyundai stock skyrockets on Apple car reports

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Hyundai’s stock recorded its best day in at least two decades after the South Korean automaker was reported to be in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric cars. A Bloomberg report this week, also citing unnamed sources, said that Apple has begun early development work on an electric vehicle, but any resulting product …

These five patents offer hints about what an Apple car could look like
4 years, 2 months ago

These five patents offer hints about what an Apple car could look like

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Talk of a possible Apple car is back. In this way, a passenger could read the page as a fixed object in the external environment while still seeing visual cues about the car’s movements, allowing them to “work, view, or read in comfort without experiencing motion sickness as may occur if the passenger was trying …

Apple Car speculation is back. Here’s what we know so far
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple Car speculation is back. Here’s what we know so far

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Longstanding speculation that Apple will release its own electric, self-driving car was reignited last week when Reuters, citing unnamed sources, reported that Apple plans to produce a passenger vehicle by 2024. Some experts think it’s more likely Apple will partner with one or multiplecar makers to sell a car operating system, self-driving software or other …

An Apple-Tesla showdown on the factory floor is in the works
4 years, 3 months ago

An Apple-Tesla showdown on the factory floor is in the works

Live Mint  

It was kind of inevitable that Tesla Inc.’s biggest challenger wouldn’t be a car company. Yet the effort Automotive suppliers, including Taiwan’s Hota, have been told by Apple to ramp up production of parts ahead of a launch as early as next September, as reported. “You can’t just go to a supplier like Foxconn and say: Build me a car.” …

Apple plans self-driving electric car by 2024: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple plans self-driving electric car by 2024: Report

India TV News  

Tech giant Apple is planning to venture into the automobile sector. It said that Apple is also working on its own battery technology that will be integrated with the new passenger vehicle. Notably, Doug Field, an Apple veteran who had worked for Elon Musk's Tesla, returned to oversee the project two years ago. If Apple makes a breakthrough in a …

Apple self-driving car to hit market in 2024: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple self-driving car to hit market in 2024: Report

Live Mint  

Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Central to Apple's strategy is a new battery design that could "radically" reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range, according to a third person …

World's first fully self-driving car will be ready this year, Elon Musk claims
4 years, 8 months ago

World's first fully self-driving car will be ready this year, Elon Musk claims

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the electric car maker will have fully …

Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle
4 years, 9 months ago

Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle

Firstpost  

Waymo said it will continue working with Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar Land Rover and the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. Waymo and the Volvo Cars Group have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said on Thursday. Waymo, a unit of Silicon Valley’s Alphabet Inc, said it will be …

Uber buys artificial intelligence firm to advance push on autonomous cars
5 years, 8 months ago

Uber buys artificial intelligence firm to advance push on autonomous cars

Live Mint  

Uber said Wednesday it has acquired computer vision startup Mighty AI to help advance its technology for self-driving cars. "The team at Mighty AI has built technology to label at scale using the latest AI and user experience techniques," said Jon Thomason, vice president of software engineering for the Uber division. "Training our AI at increasing pace is critical to …

Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai

India TV News  

Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm called Drive.ai in a move to take on its rival Alphabet Inc's Waymo to develop self-driving cars. Apple acquires a self-driving shuttle firm called Drive.ai. According to the technology news website, The Information reported that the iPhone maker had been considering to acquire the firm to bring …

Apple reportedly acquires self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai for an undisclosed sum
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple reportedly acquires self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai for an undisclosed sum

Firstpost  

Apple is vying against rivals such as Alphabet Inc’s Waymo to develop self-driving vehicles. Apple Inc on Tuesday confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai. Technology news website The Information reported earlier this month that the iPhone maker was considering acquiring the firm as a move to bring aboard some of its engineering talent to boost Apple’s own …

Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms
5 years, 9 months ago

Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms

Firstpost  

Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai Motor Co and China’s Byton to develop and test self-driving systems Self-driving car software startup Aurora said on Sunday it would partner with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms for commercial vehicles, the latest collaboration with an automaker for the fast-growing Silicon Valley company. Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai …

Tesla is hurting but electric and self-driving cars are still a good investment
5 years, 10 months ago

Tesla is hurting but electric and self-driving cars are still a good investment

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Tesla is having a brutal year. Several major auto companies and tech giants are working on new electric and self-driving cars and trucks — which means there are plenty of companies not named Tesla that investors can buy into for the long haul. While Tesla is the best-known maker of electric and driverless cars, nearly …

Elon Musk predicts self-driving Teslas just around the corner
6 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk predicts self-driving Teslas just around the corner

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Elon Musk says he’s certain that Tesla cars will be ready to drive themselves by the end of the year — if only regulators would allow it. “I’m not sure when regulators would agree.” Musk’s predictions on Autopilot’s capabilities have fallen short before. Kildare said his group supports autonomous driving, and added that it “can …

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report
6 years, 1 month ago

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report

Firstpost  

Apple is a relative latecomer to the field, having only secured a permit to conduct testing in 2017. Apple Inc has sharply increased its efforts to test self-driving cars on public roads but lags far behind market leader Waymo on a key safety metric, according to data released on Wednesday by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The data was …

Apple lays off over 200 people from its 'Project Titan' self driving car division
6 years, 2 months ago

Apple lays off over 200 people from its 'Project Titan' self driving car division

Daily Mail  

Apple has laid off over 200 employees from its secretive self driving car division, it has been claimed. Apple executives have never publicly spoken about the company's self-driving car program, but filings in a criminal court case last year confirmed that the company had at least 5,000 employees working on the project and that it was working on circuit boards …

Mercedes-Benz aims to be among top two players to scale up autonomous car tech
6 years, 2 months ago

Mercedes-Benz aims to be among top two players to scale up autonomous car tech

Firstpost  

Whereas, Uber, Google, General Motors, Volkswagen are vying to roll out robotaxi services. Mercedes-Benz’s is not aiming to be the first manufacturer to develop a self-driving car but it wants to be among the first two players able to scale up the technology, Mercedes-Benz executive Christoph Schroeder told German paper Welt am Sonntag. Carmakers and tech companies like Uber, Google, …

Movie-type hi-tech talking cars not far away
6 years, 6 months ago

Movie-type hi-tech talking cars not far away

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Some of the vehicle technologies shown in James Bond movies are now not in the realm of imagination. Land Rover as part of Project Cortex is developing a ‘5D’ technique combining acoustic, video, radar, light detection and distance sensing data live in real-time for self driven cars. Jaguar Land Rover India told this newspaper: “Machine learning enables the self-driving …

Apple self driving car 'in autonomous mode' rear ended by a Nissan
6 years, 6 months ago

Apple self driving car 'in autonomous mode' rear ended by a Nissan

Daily Mail  

One of Apple's self-driving cars was involved in a minor car crash for the first time. Scroll down for video In a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the iPhone maker said its self-driving Lexus RX 450h was rear-ended by a human driver in a Nissan Leaf 'On August 24th at 2:58 p.m., an Apple test vehicle …

Apple records first-ever accident in self-driving car programme
6 years, 6 months ago

Apple records first-ever accident in self-driving car programme

Live Mint  

New York: An Apple Inc self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the company said in an accident report posted on Friday that confirmed the iPhone maker is still in the race to build autonomous vehicles. Apple executives have never publicly spoken about the company’s self-driving car programme, but filings …

Apple self-driving car rear ended during road testing
6 years, 6 months ago

Apple self-driving car rear ended during road testing

The Telegraph  

An Apple Inc self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company's Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the company said in an accident report posted on Friday that confirmed the iPhone maker is still in the race to build autonomous vehicles. Apple executives have never publicly spoken about the company's self-driving car program, but filings in a …

Toyota to invest $500 mn in Uber to develop self-driving cars; duo to catch up to rivals in autonomous driving business
6 years, 6 months ago

Toyota to invest $500 mn in Uber to develop self-driving cars; duo to catch up to rivals in autonomous driving business

Firstpost  

Toyota, one of the world’s largest carmakers, and Uber, the leading ride-hailing service, are widely seen as lagging the competition in developing self-driving cars. Toyota Motor Corp will invest $500 million in Uber Technologies Inc to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said on Monday, a bid by both to catch up to rivals in the hotly competitive …

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for self-driving cars
6 years, 6 months ago

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for self-driving cars

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Toyota Motor Corp will invest $500 million in Uber Technologies Inc to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said on Monday, a bid by both to catch up to rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business. Toyota, one of the world’s largest carmakers, and Uber, the leading ride-hailing service, are widely seen as lagging the …

Apple Cars to become a reality by 2023, predicts former KGI analyst Ming Chi Kuo
6 years, 7 months ago

Apple Cars to become a reality by 2023, predicts former KGI analyst Ming Chi Kuo

Firstpost  

The Cupertino-based company has largely remained silent on its plans about the Apple Car. As industry watchers think that Apple car is dead, the iPhone maker could launch it anytime between 2023 and 2025, a top Apple analyst with Hong Kong-based TF International Securities has claimed. “Apple will earn its 2 trillion dollar market cap through its services business, an …

Apple car may become reality in 2023
6 years, 7 months ago

Apple car may become reality in 2023

The Quint  

Hong Kong, Aug 16 As industry watchers think that Apple car is dead, the iPhone maker could launch it anytime between 2023 and 2025, a top Apple analyst with Hong Kong-based TF International Securities has claimed. "Apple will earn its 2 trillion dollar market cap through its services business, an Augmented Reality headset, and an Apple Car, according to famed …

Building a car fits well with 'Apple's product-based business model' say Analysts
6 years, 8 months ago

Building a car fits well with 'Apple's product-based business model' say Analysts

Firstpost  

Even though Apple struck a deal with Volkswagen, they might be investigating in making its own car. According to various reports, Apple’s electric car program called Project Titan has had some setbacks. According to analysts from Guggenheim, Robert Cihra and Amil Patel, even though Apple struck a deal with Volkswagen, the company might be making its own car, “because it …

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