rumors about a possible project of autonomous car of the brand of Cupertino have not failed in recent years. The project of Apple even had a name : “Project Titan “. But since then, Apple has terminated, reduced the wing… that would suggest that the group is uninterested in any of it.
The truth could not be better concealed : Apple has sent a letter to the federal agency for road safety u.s., the NHTSA, in which the panel gives its opinion on certain guidelines.
Apple wants to weigh in on the future regulation of autonomous cars
The letter does not present a possible model of the autonomous car, a project, or something else concrete. By this letter, Apple especially wants to give its opinion on the rules that are being adopted by the authorities of the world : the autonomous car is a novelty and like any novelty, it is necessary to legislate. All the more that the autonomous cars pose a risk to the security of the simple fact that they will roll on the roads of the world in the years to come.
” Apple is looking forward to working with NHTSA and other parties, so that we can enjoy in a safe, responsible and timely of the important societal benefits of automated vehicles “, one can read in this letter sent out by the end of November 2016 by Steve Kenner, director of the group in charge of the integrity of the products at Apple.
Apple : not a car, but software ?
however, It appears that it will not matter, for Apple, to develop a real Apple Because as some rumors have suggest in the past. Apple will focus now more on the software and the data. “To maximize the benefits in terms of safety of the automated vehicles, to encourage innovation, and promote fair competition, the established manufacturers and new entrants should be treated equally,, ” writes Kenner in his letter before focusing on the sharing of data, including data on accidents.
The group thus confirms its interest for the software part of the autonomous car, an interest that the New York Times had mentioned in the beginning of September 2016. But the project Titan remains a mystery, since its existence is, in reality, never been confirmed officially. Difficult to say, in these conditions, what will be the actual range.
Amended the 05/12/2016 at 11: 00 am
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