Apple acquires self-driving car startup Drive.ai [u]

Apple on Tuesday confirmed the acquisition of self-driving shuttle and car kit startup Drive.ai, with the tech giant snagging dozens of employees, cars and other assets as part of the purchase.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 17

Apple's self driving car could have a remote driver bring you to the hospital

A car with self-driving capabilities could hand control over to a remote operator in the event of an emergency, Apple proposes, with an autonomous driving system taking instructions from a central system to get to a hospital or other location as quickly and as safely as possible.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 5

Apple reportedly in process of acquiring self-driving shuttle company Drive.ai

Apple is reportedly in the process of acquiring once-promising self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai in a deal that will bolster the tech giant's own autonomous vehicle initiative with seasoned engineers and segment experts.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 12

Apple's Car could include haptic feedback and limit motion sickness

A newly-revealed patent for a fully-actuated suspension system shows Apple has been working on ways for an Apple car to provide a smoother ride through hardware and software.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 10

Apple building large car drive rooms as Project Titan lives on

Apple's "Project Titan" lives on, as the company is reportedly building large drive rooms in California for continued testing, and developing advanced battery technology.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 24

Apple made informal bid to buy Tesla at $240 per share in 2013

Apple's automotive ambitions could have been augmented with the acquisition of Tesla, an analyst claims, with the iPhone maker said to have made a "serious bid" to buy the electric car producer in 2013, a move that could have brought technology developed under "Project Titan" to commercialization far earlier.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 46

Apple Car could have variable light control to protect privacy of riders, doors that open extremely wide

Apple is working out ways its "Project Titan" self-driving vehicle could be improved to give its users more privacy via a band-based lighting system, as well as a door system that can provide far greater access to the inside of the car than how current doors can open.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 39

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Musician Jimmy Destri about iTunes, Spotify, Facebook, and Steve Jobs, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 7 years ago 4

Apple self-driving car could use 'confidence' algorithm to speed up sensor processing & decision-making

Self-driving vehicles in Apple's "Project Titan" could reduce the amount of processing required to recognize objects and to understand the layout of the road ahead, using a "confidence" algorithm that can allow a car's computer to get just enough data from sensors to perform the processing.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 4

Intel lays off dozens from autonomous vehicle program, acquires LiDAR startup

In a claimed effort to streamline operations, Intel recently shaved "several dozen" people from its roster of employees working on autonomous vehicles at the company's Silicon Valley Innovation Center in Palo Alto.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 12

Apple reports fewer self-driving test cars on California roads

For the first time, Apple in April reported a decrease in the number of self-driving test vehicles it has on California's public roads.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Apple self-driving car project advancing, discussions about sensors being had with suppliers

Apple is stepping up its automotive efforts as part of "Project Titan," with the firm reportedly in discussions with a number of component suppliers about LiDAR sensors that could be used in the iPhone maker's next generation of self-driving vehicle systems.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 3

Apple is working on skid recovery and automatic safety systems for self-driving cars

Apple's self-driving vehicle technology has the potential to make being a passenger even safer than before, with the company coming up with ways to determine how fast the car is moving along a road without using traditional sensing technology, as well as how the wheels slip in hazardous conditions.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 15

Apple's latest Tesla hire may point to powertrain for full-scale 'Apple Car'

Signaling that it's continuing work on a full-fledged electric car, or at least a platform, Apple has reportedly hired Tesla's engineering VP in charge of powertrains Michael Schwekutsch.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 47

Apple exploring car sunroof system with myriad user-customizable configuration options

Apple is still coming up with new design ideas it could incorporate into a self-produced vehicle, despite the seemingly self-driving nature of "Project Titan" in its current state, by creating a version of a car sunroof that offers a considerable number of position combinations compared to currently-used sunroof designs.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 2

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