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 part of California regulators’ annual so-called “disengagement reports,” which track how often a human safety driver must intervene to take control from a self-driving system during testing on public roads. Waymo said the improvement came despite driving 1.2 million miles in California, where roads are much busier than other areas where it is testing vehicles, such as suburban Arizona. General Motor’s Cruise said it had driven 447,621 miles in California autonomously in 2018, with a disengagement every 5,205 miles on average, an improvement over every 1,236 miles last year.

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Waymo to expand self-driving testing across more US cities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Waymo to expand self-driving testing across more US cities

Live Mint  

Waymo is preparing to test its self-driving taxis in more than 10 new cities across the U.S. Waymo’s move to prepare for a broader scale in the U.S. came less than two months after it said it would bring its Waymo One cars to Miami in early 2025, and start offering rides in 2026 through a new fleet partnership with …

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 Ramped Up Autonomous Vehicle Testing Last Year, Filings Show
55 years, 2 months ago

Apple Ramped Up Autonomous Vehicle Testing Last Year, Filings Show

Wired  

Apple’s secretive vehicle project doesn’t have much to show for its six years of work, at least publicly. But records submitted by the company to a California agency show that Apple went on an autonomous testing jag last year, almost quadrupling the number of miles it tested on public roads compared to 2022 and jumping 2021’s total by a factor …

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 …

Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco
3 years, 6 months ago

Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc's Waymo has started taking a few San Franciscans on rides in its self-driving sport utility vehicles and hopes to open the robotaxis to anyone in the city in less than the three years it took to launch in its only other market. Waymo's announcement on Tuesday of its status and plans in San Francisco, a small peninsula of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Waymo is making a 'Fake City' which will be Built Especially to Test Autonomous Vehicles
4 years, 3 months ago

Waymo is making a 'Fake City' which will be Built Especially to Test Autonomous Vehicles

News 18  

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, plans to reproduce real-world city driving conditions in an artificial environment built in Ohio, USA. This fake city will be used to test autonomous vehicles — driverless cars and trucks — in a variety of urban scenarios. As well as carrying out driving simulations adapted to the city and the …

Apple reportedly acquires self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai for an undisclosed sum
5 years, 8 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 …

Apple to lay off 190 employees working in its self-driving car division Project Titan
6 years ago

Apple to lay off 190 employees working in its self-driving car division Project Titan

Firstpost  

In terms of mileage logged also, Project Titan is far behind its competitors such as Waymo, Tesla and others Looks like Apple’s self-driving car division is in a bit of a turmoil. The Cupertino giant is said to be laying off around 190 employees from its Santa Clara and Sunnyvale offices from its self-driving car division. “A lower rate of …

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 …

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 …

Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service
6 years, 9 months ago

Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service

Daily Mail  

Google-owned Waymo is adding as many as 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its autonomous fleet in an expanded collaboration announced by the companies on Thursday. Delivery of the Chrysler Pacifica minivans was expected to begin later this year, with the automaker also exploring the potential to build Waymo technology into a self-driving car it might add to its model line-up …

Apple teams up with Volkswagen to make self-driving passenger vans
6 years, 10 months ago

Apple teams up with Volkswagen to make self-driving passenger vans

Daily Mail  

Apple has partnered with car manufacturer Volkswagen to bring its dream of self-driving cars to life. Scroll down for video Apple has partnered with German car manufacturer Volkswagen to bring its dream of self-driving cars to life. The partnership will turn Volkswagen's T6 transporter vans into autonomous shuttle buses for its employees Apple has had little success with its attempts …

Apple Nearly Doubles Self-Driving Fleet in California
7 years ago

Apple Nearly Doubles Self-Driving Fleet in California

News 18  

Registering 18 new vehicles since January, Apple has expanded its self-driving car programme rapidly and now has 45 autonomous vehicles registered with California's Department of Motor Vehicles. "Apple has nearly doubled the number of self-driving cars in its California test fleet. The number of cars is more than companies like Google, Waymo, and Uber have and is second only to …

Waymo launches campaign to promote driverless car safety
7 years, 5 months ago

Waymo launches campaign to promote driverless car safety

Daily Mail  

Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how it will regulate the technology. The company said on Monday that it was teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the National Safety Council, and the …

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 …

Tim Cook confirms that Apple is working on software for self-driving cars
7 years, 9 months ago

Tim Cook confirms that Apple is working on software for self-driving cars

Firstpost  

Putting to bed all rumours of Apple designing a self-driving car, Apple CEO Tim Cook in an interview said that the company is focusing on “automated systems” to power a driverless car. projects actually to work on.” Apple who had been working on the front of producing a car under their name, a project better known as Project Titan, saw …

Of Course Waymo Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks
7 years, 9 months ago

Of Course Waymo Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks

Wired  

Update: On Friday, March 9, 2018, Waymo announced that next week, it will start testing its self-driving trucks in Georgia, delivering unspecified cargo bound for its sister company Google's data centers in Atlanta. With the likes of Daimler, Volvo, and Uber working on self-driving trucks, it’s no surprise that the granddaddy of autonomous vehicles, Waymo, is getting in on the …

Apple,Tesla ask California to change self-driving car rule
7 years, 10 months ago

Apple,Tesla ask California to change self-driving car rule

Daily Mail  

Apple has asked the state of California to make changes in its proposed policies on self-driving cars, the latest sign the technology giant is pursuing driverless car technology. The images were captured by a passerby as the car emerged from a Silicon Valley research facility California said on Tuesday it would review comments before deciding whether to make changes to …

An Apple self-driving car has been spotted in California, and it's built from off-the-shelf parts
7 years, 10 months ago

An Apple self-driving car has been spotted in California, and it's built from off-the-shelf parts

Firstpost  

It’s now two weeks since the permission to test self-driving cars was granted and, finally, an Apple-powered self-driving car takes to the streets Apple received permission to start testing self-driving vehicles on California’s roads earlier this month. It’s now two weeks since the permission was granted and, finally, an Apple-powered self-driving car takes to the streets of the state. Photos …

Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech programme
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech programme

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Apple Inc. 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. 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 …

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race
7 years, 11 months ago

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race

India TV News  

Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that a company that has already re-shaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation, too. Apple released that statement after Steve Kenner, a former Ford Motor executive who is now Apple's director of product integrity, notified federal regulators of the company's interest in self-driving …

Apple has got permission to test autonomous vehicles in California, says Dept of Motor Vehicles
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple has got permission to test autonomous vehicles in California, says Dept of Motor Vehicles

Firstpost  

Apple Inc has secured a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California, fuelling speculation that it is working on self-driving car technology in a crowded arena of companies hoping to offer those cars to the masses. “This does confirm what’s long been rumored: that Apple is at least toying with the idea of getting into the autonomous game in some …

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race
7 years, 11 months ago

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that a company that has already re-shaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation, too. Ending years of speculation, Apple’s late entry into a crowded field was made official Friday with the disclosure that the California Department of Motor Vehicles had …

Apple Inc allowed to road test self-driving vehicles in California
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple Inc allowed to road test self-driving vehicles in California

China Daily  

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc, the manufacturer of iPhone and other electronic devices, joined Friday more than a dozen of companies to be allowed to test self-driving vehicles on public roads in California. While the technology company headquartered in Cupertino, Northern California, did not comment on the latest development, the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Golden State on the …

Apple Inc allowed to road test self-driving vehicles in California
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple Inc allowed to road test self-driving vehicles in California

China Daily  

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc, the manufacturer of iPhone and other electronic devices, joined Friday more than a dozen of companies to be allowed to test self-driving vehicles on public roads in California. While the technology company headquartered in Cupertino, Northern California, did not comment on the latest development, the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Golden State on the …

Apple Inc allowed to road test self-driving vehicles in California
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple Inc allowed to road test self-driving vehicles in California

China Daily  

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc, the manufacturer of iPhone and other electronic devices, joined Friday more than a dozen of companies to be allowed to test self-driving vehicles on public roads in California. While the technology company headquartered in Cupertino, Northern California, did not comment on the latest development, the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Golden State on the …

Google’s Waymo cuts cost of key self-driving sensor by 90%
8 years, 2 months ago

Google’s Waymo cuts cost of key self-driving sensor by 90%

Live Mint  

Southfield/San Francisco: Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, has slashed the cost of a key technology required to bring self-driving cars to the masses and rolled it out on Sunday in an autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivan. The breakthrough will let Waymo bring the technology to millions of consumers, John Krafcik, Waymo’s chief executive officer, said in a speech at the …

Google's self-driving car project to become independent entity called Waymo
8 years, 3 months ago

Google's self-driving car project to become independent entity called Waymo

Firstpost  

I mAlphabet Inc’s Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the technology company called Waymo, executives said on Tuesday, signalling a willingness to finally monetize its valuable research amid fierce competition from rivals. “We can imagine our self-driving tech being used in all sorts of areas.” Until now, the program has been part of secretive research unit …

Apple may be using former Blackberry engineers in Canada to develop self-driving car software
8 years, 4 months ago

Apple may be using former Blackberry engineers in Canada to develop self-driving car software

Daily Mail  

Apple is said to have taken the unusual step of working on its car software far away from its California HQ. 'A separate Apple team is developing software that would guide future self-driving cars and run on the operating system,' an unnamed source told Mark Gurman and Gerrit De Vynck at Bloomberg. QNX's former CEO, Dan Dodge, is said to …

Apple is shifting focus of its secret car project
8 years, 6 months ago

Apple is shifting focus of its secret car project

India TV News  

American multi-national technology company Apple still wants to develop its own self-driving technology though the company may not become an automaker. The iPhone maker's automotive project, long an open secret in Silicon Valley, is shifting to focus on creating the technology for an autonomous vehicle that doesn't require a human driver. The new emphasis was confirmed Friday by a person …

Has Apple ditched its self-driving car? Rumours suggest the firm is now focusing on vehicle software instead
8 years, 6 months ago

Has Apple ditched its self-driving car? Rumours suggest the firm is now focusing on vehicle software instead

Daily Mail  

Apple may be rethinking its strategy on self-driving cars. The new emphasis was confirmed last week by a person with knowledge of the project, after the New York Times reported that Apple is 'rethinking' its automotive strategy. He said that project Titan — the code name for Apple's self-driving car project — is undergoing a 'reboot'. Project Titan — the …

Apple to focus on self-driving cars and not electric cars: Report
8 years, 7 months ago

Apple to focus on self-driving cars and not electric cars: Report

Firstpost  

We’ve been hearing about Apple’s ambitious plans to build an electric vehicle, but now what is known as its Project Titan could be shifting focus on self-driving cars. We’ve been hearing about Apple’s ambitious plans to build an electric vehicle, but now what is known as its Project Titan could be shifting focus on self-driving cars, according to BloomBerg. The …

Apple focuses on developing self driving software to take on Telsa and Google
8 years, 7 months ago

Apple focuses on developing self driving software to take on Telsa and Google

Daily Mail  

Apple has scaled back on its plan to build a car, and is instead developing software for self driving cars, it has been claimed. In an interview last year, Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death in 2011 Steve Jobs had considered building a car. Local residents have complained of late night noise and being followed by …

Apple car: Company has 'committed' to making its own vehicle and could release it in 2019
9 years, 6 months ago

Apple car: Company has 'committed' to making its own vehicle and could release it in 2019

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 Apple has “committed” to working on a new car and could release it …

Now Tesla Engineer Joins Apple’s Team of Automated Car Experts
9 years, 7 months ago

Now Tesla Engineer Joins Apple’s Team of Automated Car Experts

The Quint  

Consumer electronics company Apple Inc has hired a senior engineer from electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Since January, Apple has hired Megan McClain, a former Volkswagen AG engineer with expertise in automated driving, and Vinay Palakkode, a graduate researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, a hub of automated driving research. In August, Apple hired Xianqiao Tong, an engineer who developed …

Apple studies self-driving car, auto industry source says[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple studies self-driving car, auto industry source says[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The Apple logo is pictured on the front of a retail store in the Marina neighborhood in San Francisco, California in this file photo from April 23, 2014. Technology giant Apple is looking beyond mobile devices to learn how to make a self-driving electric car, and is talking to experts at carmakers and automotive suppliers, a senior auto industry source …

Apple sets up secret Cupertino lab to develop smart vehicles
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple sets up secret Cupertino lab to develop smart vehicles

Daily Mail  

Apple has several hundred employees developing its own electric car at a secret lab, it has been claimed. In an interview last year, Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death in 2011 Steve Jobs had considered building a car. In particular, Apple may be working on an electric car to rival Tesla's range or a self-driving car …

Is Apple building a CAR that could give ‘Tesla a run for its money’?
10 years, 1 month ago

Is Apple building a CAR that could give ‘Tesla a run for its money’?

Daily Mail  

Speculation was rife last week when an Apple-owned car was spotted driving around California fitted with Street View-style cameras. In particular, Apple may be working on an electric car to rival Tesla's range or a self-driving car that would ultimately also rival Google's autonomous project. In an interview last year, Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death …

Is Apple working on its own self-driving car?
10 years, 1 month ago

Is Apple working on its own self-driving car?

Firstpost  

Is Apple working on its own self-driving car? According to a report on Wired, citizens of Clayton-Concord area of California have reported seeing self-driven vehicles, without any traditional markings like say the Google self-driving cars have, and there is buzz that these vehicles are linked to Apple. Wired reports that pictures and videos of these ‘self-driven cars’ was first noted …

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