Apple dismisses 200+ employees from its stealthy autonomous vehicle initiative
The layoffs were internally likened to a restructuring move of sorts under Project Titan’s relatively new leadership.
Autonomous Driving
Apple’s beefing up testing of self-driving technology in California
In recent months, Apple has added more vehicles to its self-driving testing in California. It remains to be seen what the company’s end game is, however.
Take a ride with Waymo’s self-driving minivan in this immersive 360-degree video
Step into this awesome 360-degree video and take control of the camera to see through the “eyes” of one of Waymo’s fully driverless minivans. According to the company, members of the general public will soon get to use these autonomous driving vehicles in their daily lives.
BlackBerry is refocusing on driverless car software
Forget smartphones. BlackBerry is now pushing software for driverless cars.
Apple possibly leasing previously-owned Chrysler site for testing autonomous vehicles
Apple’s autonomous car project is an open secret in Silicon Valley. The latest update comes from a report on Jalopnik that asserts Apple is leasing the a proving ground previously owned by Fiat-Chrysler.
Apple’s devised novel self-driving tech for detecting small obstacles using LiDAR
A new research paper from Apple’s scientists dives deeper into the company’s work on autonomous driving software that improves obstacle detection.
Video: Apple’s top-heavy, self-driving Lexus SUV
Apple’s sensor-laden self-driving vehicle looks much different than it did the last time we saw it.
Apple’s autonomous driving technology focused on the ride hailing market
Apple’s scaled-down Project Titan unit is still in turmoil, but it’s hiring again and apparently eyeing the ride hailing market.
Apple-backed Didi Chuxing opens self-driving lab near Cupertino
Didi Chuxing, the leading ride-hailing company in China, has opened an artificial intelligence lab near Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, reports Recode. The lab is located in Mountain View, CA and it will focus on “intelligent driving systems.”
Apple last May invested $1 billion in Didi, which earned it a seat on the company’s board, and given that it’s rumored to be working on its own self-driving system, the location of the new R&D lab—6 miles from Cupertino—is interesting.
Blackberry opens brand new autonomous driving research center in Ottawa, Canada
Following its decision to exit the smartphone hardware business and focus on software, Blackberry today opened a new research and development center in Ottawa, Canada. The facility is dedicated to the development of autonomous driving software. According to Reuters, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the launch.
The facility is being run by Blackberry subsidiary QNX, which makes advanced driver assistance and autonomous vehicle technology used by car makers worldwide.
Where the Apple Car is going
Neil Cybart wrote a detailed analysis of Apple’s seemingly scaled back ambitions for the Apple Car. From building an electric car to now building software for autonomous driving, Cybart looks into why Apple might have changed course.