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05-23-2017, 07:25 AM
For the last few weeks, Apple has been testing its auto**mous driving software in three Lexus RX450h SUVs, which have been photographed (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/27/apple-self-driving-lexus-suv-spotted/) around the San Francisco Bay Area. This morning, MacRumors reader Andrew was able to capture some video of one of the SUVs, giving us our closest look yet at the vehicles Apple is using to test its system.
The SUV is equipped with multiple sensors and cameras, making it easy to see when it's out on the road. It uses a top-end Velodyne 64-channel lidar, two or more radar, and several cameras to navigate. The video was captured on the 101 **rth, with Apple's vehicle exiting towards University Avenue in Palo Alto.
Apple received a DMV permit (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/14/apple-dmv-permit-auto**mous-car-testing/) to test auto**mous vehicles on April 14 and wasted ** time (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/27/apple-self-driving-lexus-suv-spotted/) getting the cars out on the road. With the SUVs, which are driven by six Apple employees with expertise in auto**mous vehicles, Apple is testing a self-driving vehicle system it has in development.
The company has been working on self-driving car tech**logy for several years and was originally rumored to be planning to introduce its own Apple-branded vehicle. That didn't pan out, however, and Apple pivoted to an auto**mous driving software platform (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/17/apple-late-2017-deadline-self-driving-system/) being developed under the leadership of Bob Mansfield (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/25/apple-car-bob-mansfield/).
Apple has reportedly given its car team until the end of 2017 to prove the feasibility of an Apple-designed auto**mous driving system. Such a system could allow Apple to partner with vehicle manufacturers for something akin to a much more advanced version of CarPlay (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/carplay/), or it could be built into a future Apple vehicle should Apple decide to revisit manufacturing its own car down the road.
While Apple is **toriously secretive, its ongoing auto**mous car testing will be done under the public eye. In California, companies that participate in the Auto**mous Vehicle Testing Program must file Disengagement Reports (https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/auto**mous/disengagement_report_2016) that share many details on the testing process, including miles traveled and any incidents or accidents that occur.
Apple has asked the DMV to alter the rules (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/28/apple-california-dmv-policy-changes/) that govern exactly what data needs to be included in public Disengagement Reports, but it is **t yet k**wn if the DMV will comply.
Related Roundup: Apple Car (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-car/)
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The SUV is equipped with multiple sensors and cameras, making it easy to see when it's out on the road. It uses a top-end Velodyne 64-channel lidar, two or more radar, and several cameras to navigate. The video was captured on the 101 **rth, with Apple's vehicle exiting towards University Avenue in Palo Alto.
Apple received a DMV permit (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/14/apple-dmv-permit-auto**mous-car-testing/) to test auto**mous vehicles on April 14 and wasted ** time (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/27/apple-self-driving-lexus-suv-spotted/) getting the cars out on the road. With the SUVs, which are driven by six Apple employees with expertise in auto**mous vehicles, Apple is testing a self-driving vehicle system it has in development.
The company has been working on self-driving car tech**logy for several years and was originally rumored to be planning to introduce its own Apple-branded vehicle. That didn't pan out, however, and Apple pivoted to an auto**mous driving software platform (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/17/apple-late-2017-deadline-self-driving-system/) being developed under the leadership of Bob Mansfield (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/25/apple-car-bob-mansfield/).
Apple has reportedly given its car team until the end of 2017 to prove the feasibility of an Apple-designed auto**mous driving system. Such a system could allow Apple to partner with vehicle manufacturers for something akin to a much more advanced version of CarPlay (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/carplay/), or it could be built into a future Apple vehicle should Apple decide to revisit manufacturing its own car down the road.
While Apple is **toriously secretive, its ongoing auto**mous car testing will be done under the public eye. In California, companies that participate in the Auto**mous Vehicle Testing Program must file Disengagement Reports (https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/auto**mous/disengagement_report_2016) that share many details on the testing process, including miles traveled and any incidents or accidents that occur.
Apple has asked the DMV to alter the rules (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/28/apple-california-dmv-policy-changes/) that govern exactly what data needs to be included in public Disengagement Reports, but it is **t yet k**wn if the DMV will comply.
Related Roundup: Apple Car (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-car/)
Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-self-driving-car-spotted-in-video.2046742/) in our forums
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