Apple partner Didi staring down possible $585 million loss in first half of year

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi, backed by Apple to the tune of $1 billion, has struggled to grow and is bleeding cash in China amid competition and regulatory scrutiny.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 12

Apple working on headlight system that could highlight road hazards for drivers

Apple is considering ways to make drivers more aware of potential road hazards, including headlights that can single out road elements that the driver needs to be aware of, and a heads-up display that can highlight pedestrians and other items of interest on a car's windscreen.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 13

Apple records first-ever accident in self-driving car program [u]

Apple's secretive self-driving car program has reported its first-ever accident, though no one was hurt. [Updated with more details]

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 63

Apple researching refinements to sunroofs, seating for 'Project Titan' car

While Apple's self-driving vehicle fleet is the most prominent element of its "Project Titan" research, the company is still working on other areas of the car, including improving the safety of passengers in a vehicle and a sunroof of its own design.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 44

Apple poached 'scores' of Tesla employees in recent months, but not all go to 'Project Titan'

Apple appears to have stepped up its poaching activities involving Tesla employees over the past few months, luring away manufacturing, security and software engineers, and supply chain experts to work on the "Project Titan" self-driving car initiative and other products, according to a new report.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 43

Apple's 'Project Titan' car could warn you what it is about to do, well before it does it

Apple has come up with a way to allow a self-driving car to communicate much more than lane changing information to other drivers of maneuvers it intends to perform, with the advance warning likely to reduce the possibility of accidents involving both driven and autonomous vehicles.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 25

Podcast

Podcast discusses Project Titan, ARM MacBook, 90GB of data stolen from Apple, and more

Victor Marks 7 years ago 11

Kuo: 'Apple Car' likely to launch in 2023 to 2025, fuel $2 trillion company valuation

Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes the Cupertino tech giant's autonomous vehicle aspirations — "Project Titan" — will be realized in a shipping consumer product as early as 2023, helping push the company toward its next trillion dollar valuation.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 73

Doug Field returns to Apple's 'Project Titan' after stint at Tesla

Doug Field, who previously worked as a vice president of Mac hardware engineering at Apple, has returned to the Cupertino tech giant after a nearly five-year stint at Tesla to work on the company's secretive automotive initiative.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 44

Apple's self-driving car system could change how it drives by detecting passenger stress levels

Apple's self-driving car technology could potentially change the way it drives based on the reactions of its passengers, using monitoring sensors to analyze the vehicle's occupants and determine an appropriate driving style to suit the situation, potentially reducing the chance of a passenger panicking.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 26

Apple self-driving car fleet grows to 66 vehicles in California

Apple is continuing to increase the number of autonomous vehicles it has on the roads for testing, reportedly registering more vehicles with the Californian Department of Motor Vehicles to bring the fleet up to 66 self-driving cars operating in the state.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 27

Former Apple employee pleads not guilty to stealing self-driving car trade secrets

Former Apple employee Xiaolang Zhang, who worked on the company's self-driving car initiative, on Monday entered a plea of not guilty after federal prosecutors indicted the engineer on one count of trade secret theft.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 41

Podcast

Podcast discusses the new MacBook Pro, alleged industrial espionage, and iOS USB Restricted Mode

Victor Marks 7 years ago 5

Former Apple employee charged with stealing autonomous car trade secrets

Former hardware engineer, who worked on autonomous cars at Apple, arrested at airport, attempting to board a flight for China with company secrets.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 27

YouTuber Mark Rober has been developing VR tech for Apple's self-driving car project

According to a report on Tuesday, popular YouTube personality Mark Rober has been working with Apple's special projects group since 2015 on the development of virtual reality technology for self-driving cars.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 21

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