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The first Apple Car that's released will not be designed to operate with a driver, according to a report from CNBC that cites multiple unnamed sources with knowledge of Apple's plans. "These will be autonomous, electric vehicles designed to operate without a driver and focused on the last mile," said one of the people. CNBC speculates that the initial Apple Cars could be designed for food delivery operations and firms that incorporate robotaxis. Self-driving robotaxis are available in China, and in the United States, companies like Waymo have tested public robotaxi programs. Many vehicle manufacturers working on autonomous technology are also planning for robotaxi services. The tidbit about Apple's aim […]

In a cheerful video, Amazon has just announced that, if you let them, their Echo products will now take control of your smart home appliances and activate them autonomously, based on their hunches regarding your real wishes. The video gives an example of automatically turning the heat down when you forgot to do it yourself or turning the lights off at night, and also suggests rather worryingly activating your home-cleaning robots. As mentioned earlier, Amazon has had the ability to suggest actions based on “hunches” since 2018, but it is only now, with the latest update, that it will take action autonomously. The new actions should start rolling out now […]

Autonomous driving is a term we're slowly becoming accustomed to, along with electric and hybrid power, as the vehicles of the future take over the roads. We're still a fair way off completely driverless cars, but the technology that makes driving that little bit easier - and safer - is appearing in cars up and down the highways. But you may have noticed there are different levels of autonomous driving, from 0 to 5. But what do they actually mean? Allow us to explain. Who sets out these autonomous vehicle levels? SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) published the classification system for the six different autonomy levels in 2014, which […]

Self-driving cars will make transportation easy. But building an autonomous vehicle is arduous. That’s why we’ve partnered with AutonomouStuff, a supplier of components used within autonomy systems, to make DRIVE PX on Wheels available to researchers and developers working to revolutionize transportation. DRIVE PX on Wheels is a kit available in three flavors — advanced, basic and custom — that makes the transition to autonomy as smooth as possible. Each comes with a vehicle configured by AutonomouStuff with sensors and our end-to-end autonomous driving platform, that’s ready to go on day one, allowing developers to focus on creating their own self-driving solutions. DRIVE PX installed in the trunk of the […]

Chinese search giant ‘Baidu’ has released their Open Source Autonomous Driving platform called ‘Apollo,’ as promised previously by them in April 2017. By making it Open Source, they declare Apollo as the “Android of Autonomous Driving Industry.” This is the first step in their goal of developing fully autonomous cars for urban roads and highways by 2020. At ‘Baidu Create’ held in Beijing, the company declared that more than 50 companies, including big names in the auto and tech industries, have joined it’s Apollo self-driving car platform. Those top companies include Daimler, Delphi, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nvidia, and popular LIDAR-supplier Velodyne. “Apollo is an important milestone for the automotive industry,” […]

On Tuesday at the Audi Summit in Barcelona, the automaker revealed its new flagship 2018 A8. This will be the world’s first Level 3 autonomous driving car to go into production, according to Audi. Powering this highly autonomous vehicle will be a multitude of Nvidia designed systems, seven in all. The most important monitor sensors in and around the car for AI assisted driving but Nvidia also supplies the infotainment system, virtual cockpit instrumentation and headrest tablets for backseat passengers on fully equipped models, reports TechCrunch. So what is Level 3 on the autonomous driving scale? It means that drivers don't have to pay attention to the road under certain […]

Tim Cook Confirms Apple's Focus on Autonomous Driving Systems Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken to Bloomberg to clarify for the first time the company's intentions in the automotive market, following several reports in recent months indicating that the company has put its ambitions to build a car on the back-burner. "We're focusing on autonomous systems," Cook said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. "It's a core technology that we view as very important." "We sort of see it as the mother of all AI projects," Cook said in his most detailed comments to date on Apple's plans in the car space. "It's probably one of the most difficult AI […]

Apple Autonomous Driving Training Program Confirms Self-Driving Software Platform Apple has developed a training program to instruct employees on how to handle cars being used to test its autonomous driving software platform, according to documents obtained by Business Insider. The company's "Development Platform Specific Training" document references an "Apple Automated System" and a "Development platform," alluding to the self-driving software platform Apple is rumored to be building after plans for a full autonomous electric vehicle fell through. Click to enlarge Apple recently obtained a permit from the California DMV that will allow it to test self-driving vehicles on public roads, and as part of that process, the company appears to […]