It's Official: Apple is Testing Self-Driving Cars

Posted by msmash on Friday April 14, 2017 @06:01AM from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.

Apple has been granted a license for testing autonomous vehicles in California, marking the formal launch of its race with the likes of Uber, Alphabet and Tesla to define the future of driverless transportation. The permit was revealed with Apple's appearance on the list of approved companies on the California automotive regulator's website on Friday morning. From a report: This suggests Apple's ambitions in the auto industry are alive, despite some reported upheaval in the project, code-named "Project Titan." Reports last year centered on changing leadership and shifting focus within the project, which is under the command of veteran Apple executive Bob Mansfield. Still, as Apple looks for its next major growth driver after the iPhone -- and as cars increasingly become computers -- it's easy to see why the company would be interested.

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Will they drive on normal roads by chinton · 2017-04-14 06:06 · Score: 3, Interesting

Or do they require their own proprietary iRoads?
What they meant to say by Albinoman · 2017-04-14 06:13 · Score: 2, Interesting

Pretty sure they meant to say that Apple a retroactively invented self driving cars! Man those guys are smart. I bet the cars have rounded edges too.