Apple needs revolutionary LiDAR sensors for self-driving cars
Apple has evaluated LiDAR sensors from four suppliers. It’s also working on inexpensive, unobtrusively designed autonomous driving sensors of its own.
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Charging your Apple Pencil 2 could prevent you from unlocking your car
Although electronic interference isn’t a new problem, Apple has admitted that charging your Apple Pencil wirelessly may jam signals on the bandwidth used by your key fobs.
A sketchy report claims Apple’s Project Titan may end up being an electric-powered van
According to multiple unnamed sources that spoke with German-language Manager Magazin, the mythical Apple Car could end up being an electric-powered van.
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.
Sony’s bestselling aftermarket CarPlay receiver just got better
Not fond of buying a new car just to enjoy CarPlay? If so, consider Sony’s latest aftermarket receiver with a 6.4-inch touchscreen that brings CarPlay and Android Auto systems to any car, plus support for iDatalink Maestro and more.
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.
Apple dramatically increases the number of self-driving SUVs it’s testing
After receiving its first permit from California DMV in April 2017, Apple has reportedly expanded its self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet’s Waymo.
BMW wants you to pay for CarPlay every year
Talk about milking your customers for all their worth: German car manufacturer BMW wants you to pay a yearly subscription to use Apple’s CarPlay system in their vehicles.
BlackBerry is refocusing on driverless car software
Forget smartphones. BlackBerry is now pushing software for driverless cars.
Tidal gets updated to fill iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED display, now supports CarPlay
The Tidal app now fills iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED display and works with CarPlay.
Sirius XM Radio gains CarPlay support
You can now user CarPlay to tune to Sirius XM radio channels, play on-demand episodes, view your favorites and more.
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.