Apple's self-driving car seen on the road for first time
Apple's self-driving car seen on the road for first time
28 APRIL 2017 • 10:59AM
It is no secret that Apple has been working furiously to
develop self-driving car technology in a bid to compete with rivals including
Google and Tesla. Until now, the operation has been kept from the public eye.
Images have emerged of Apple's first autonomous car on
the roads of Silicon Valley. The car appears to be a Lexus RX450h that is
fitted with a range of sensors, radar scanners and cameras.
From the initial sighting, the car seems to use similar
technology to efforts by competitors. Apple's car is fitted with a array of
sensors for navigation including one called lidar, which has recently become
the focus of a high-profile lawsuit between Google and Uber.
Some of the sensors appeared to be made by third party
companies, rather than Apple itself, someone who saw the vehicle told
Bloomberg.
Apple is reported to be developing the software that
powers the autonomous vehicles, rather than the hardware. The company has been
investing heavily in machine learning and autonomous systems, it said at the
end of last year.
Tim Cook notably said the car industry should expect
"massive change" back in 2015. After belief in the company's ability
to make its own autonomous vehicle wavered, it changed tack to focus on
software.
The sighting comes a fortnight after the iPhone giant was
granted permission to test three vehicles on California's roads.
Apple has reportedly held talks with Volkswagen and BMW
regarding the technology.
It comes as Uber announced the head of its driverless car
division Anthony Levandowski is stepping aside in the wake of the lawsuit with
Google.
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