Apple 'Project Titan' vehicle could turn out to be an electric van

Apple's long-rumored "Project Titan" vehicle may not necessarily be for a "car," with a German magazine suggesting that, while still in the prototype stage, the eventual product may in fact end up being an electric-powered van.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 57

Apple's safety report for 'Project Titan' testing comes in at just 7 pages

Apple on Wednesday released a voluntary safety report for its self-driving car project, significant mainly for how little the company is willing to share.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 21

Apple's self-driving vehicles disengage for safety more frequently by design

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has released a letter it received from Apple concerning the "Project Titan" self-driving vehicle project's disengagement rates, with the letter advising how Apple is collecting data on incidents where a driver takes over for the automated driving system, and why the number is so high.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 24

Apple-designed inter-car communications could make 'Project Titan' safer

Apple's "Project Titan" self-driving vehicle project could be made safer by allowing vehicles to communicate with each other, the company suggests, with knowledge of the position and range of other cars on the road able to help both the automated driving system and drivers themselves enhance their situational awareness while in transit.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 14

'Project Titan' self-driving car could be summoned and paid for on an iPhone

Apple is looking at ways to have an iPhone to unlock and pay for a 'Project Titan' self driving car, a feature that could have wider use in the taxi industry, and in self-driving systems.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 14

Apple's self-driving 'Project Titan' car technology allegedly stolen by second employee, says FBI

Following up on an internal Apple investigation, the FBI has arrested a second person accused of trying to steal secrets related to the company's self-driving car platform.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 44

Apple's 'Project Titan' researching a smart seatbelt that could control a CarPlay device

An offshoot of research from Apple's "Project Titan" car project is work on a smart seat belt that could be used to control a car's entertainment or even self-driving system in the future.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 8

Apple lays off more than 200 employees from 'Project Titan' autonomous vehicle team

In what is being billed internally as a restructuring effort, Apple this week released more than 200 employees from its "Project Titan" group, a secretive branch of the company focused on developing self-driving car technologies.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 43

Volkswagen poaches Alexander Hitzinger from Apple's "Project Titan" team for self-driving vehicle role

Volkswagen has poached an Apple executive for its commercial vehicles division, with the hiring of Alexander Hitzinger also working on the manufacturer's self-driving vehicle efforts after a stint on Apple's "Project Titan" car program.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 17

Apple poaches Tesla car designer Andrew Kim

Tesla Senior Designer Andrew Kim has started working for Apple, and is only the most recent move back to the company after a stint with the car manufacturer.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 18

Apple could be impacted by proposed US export ban on AI, Computer Vision, iPhone processor technology

The Department of Commerce is examining the possibility of controlling the export of emerging technologies to other nations, with the list of proposed tech including areas of interest to Apple, including processor technology, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and natural language processing.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 22

Steve Wozniak doubts fully self-driving vehicles are 'quite possible yet'

The self-driving car industry isn't ready for consumer use, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has suggested in an interview, with roads produced by "imperfect humans" and mistakes caused by Tesla's Autopilot feature causing him to lose faith in the concept becoming more widespread.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 77

Apple car light strip could warn other drivers of hard braking incidents and other important events

An Apple-produced car could advise vehicles following behind it of the risk of collision if they are too close, as part of a lighting system for the outside of the vehicle that can offer warnings and information to other road users.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 5

Apple working on car windshield anti-glare system to protect driver from bright lights

Driving in the dark could be easier on the eyes in the future, as Apple has come up with a way to reduce the amount of glare a driver may endure from headlights or the Sun, by automatically blocking the light source from view.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 22

Apple working on self-driving car 'peloton' system to share power, increase efficiency

Self-driving cars could potentially work together to minimize energy usage on long journeys, with Apple proposing the use of an autonomous peloton of vehicles that could reduce drag for low-performance vehicles, and even the possibility of cars sharing battery power with each other while on the road.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 46

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