In an unusually direct statement which came along with the letter, confirms a spokesperson from Apple that they are working with autonomous systems that can be used to transform the “future of transport”, writes the Financial Times (requires login).
the Letter from Apple highlights the “significant social benefits of automated vehicles”, which they describe as a life-saving technology, which could potentially prevent millions of collisions and thousands of deaths each year.
the Letter is written by Steve Kenner, Apple’s director of produktintegritet, to the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
He doesn’t go into details on the prosektet, but writes that Apple is “investing heavily in machine learning and automation, and is excited about the potential that lies in automatiserende systems in many areas, including transportation.”
Apple also writes that they can struggle to maintain their notorious secrecy when it comes to product development, when they shall enter in such a regulated market.
the Letter comes at the same time that the Obama administration is working frantically to put in place guidelines for the development of self-driving vehicles.
IT-giants on the tomtejakt for self-driving cars
Race
self-driving cars has been a hot topic in the last year. Google continues to conduct research on the field, with promising results. At the same time Tesla has already rolled out parts of the technology in their cars, even if the functionality currently is significantly limited. Samsung also aims to hijack a part of the emerging market.
A number of large car manufacturers and IT giants Google and Apple are on the lookout for plots to test self-driving cars.
Alphabets selvkjøringsprosjekt has already completed more than 3.2 million kilometres of testing on public roads, writes the Wall Street Journal. General Motors has this year competing for the opportunity to purchase Cruise Automation to get started with its selvkjøringsprosjekt.
Should have scrapped the plans for electric vehicle
In October wrote, however, several american media that Apple nedskalerer bilplanene their. By 2020, we should teknologigiganten have their own electric vehicle on the road, and with the revamp of the automotive industry in the same way as the iPhone had done with mobilindustrien in 2007.
So, it was not.
After disagreements internally, nedjusterte the company’s bilambisjoner significantly, wrote Bloomberg.
instead of developing its own electric car, Apple will hereinafter concentrate on developing technology for self-driving cars, according to sources with knowledge of the project.
Apple has never spoken out about this project
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