The maker of the iPhone has never announced to the public that it is making a self-driving car, despite several leaks in this area a few years ago.
The informative website, based on interviews with about twenty people who said they were part of the project, states that the giant group has researched several areas, including those related to self-driving software, related to monitoring potential barriers and driving adjustments. . as required.
Unlike the Tesla Group, which gradually tested and modified the autonomous driving features in its car software, or Waymo (a subsidiary of Google) and Cruise, which began testing their cars and taxi robots, intended of Apple to offer fully autonomous cars to consumers. , a rate that includes many financial and technical risks, the article says.
The site cited the difficulties facing the Titan project, including trying to build a new car and leaving the company of veteran cadres, primarily due to a lack of support from management.
The site emphasizes that “engineers have wasted valuable time preparing for route-specific test flights using technologies that work on this site but not elsewhere.”
Apple is testing prototype chauffeur-driven emergency interventions in Los Angeles, San Diego and Lake Tahoe.
But earlier this year, one of the experimental vehicles nearly hit a pedestrian while traveling at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, and an internal investigation determined that the tragedy occurred without last-minute intervention. of the ambulance driver. article.
Since the death of its founder Steve Jobs in 2011, Apple has not achieved any major inconvenience other than the Apple Watch being connected to its Internet, as well as expanding its service business.
The Information website states that the Titan program, which costs $ 1 billion annually, currently employs approximately one thousand people out of the $ 22 billion Apple spends on research and development.
Source: Al Akhbar
