Apple is going to test their self driving car software on public streets. This is the first time Apple will be attempting this. This is a major step to reshape transportation. Apple was approved for this and it is the first time they have ever been granted the freedom to test out their cars in public.
Key Takeaways:
- Apple Inc. will soon take its self-driving car software platform to public streets for the first time, officially entering the crowded race to reshape transportation.
- The tests are the clearest, public sign yet that Apple is serious about a nascent field that could, in time, transform mobility and upend the auto industry.
- The self-driving car platform is designed so that Apple could choose to open it up to existing carmakers or eventually port it to an Apple-designed vehicle.
“The self-driving car platform is designed so that Apple could choose to open it up to existing carmakers or eventually port it to an Apple-designed vehicle.”
https://skift.com/2017/04/16/apple-to-test-self-driving-car-software-on-public-streets/