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U.S. Secretary for Transportation warns against driving a car while using an Apple Vision Pro headset

In what may be the most obvious government declaration/warning in human history, the U.S. Secretary for Transportation has issued a warning to remind drivers that they must be “fully engaged” after more footage emerges of an Apple Vision Pro being used behind the wheel. The declaration comes only days after a Tesla driver apparently decided […]

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Rumor: Apple could invest roughly $3.6 billion in Kia to produce 100,000 “Apple Car” units per year

The Apple/Kia auto project rumors continue. A new report from South Korean news outlet Dong-A has indicated that Apple and Kia are close to reaching a deal that would see Apple invest about 4 trillion won (roughly $3.6 billion) on a collaborative “Apple Car” project with the company. The report, which doesn’t cite sources, says […]

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Rumor: Apple working with chip supplier TSMC to develop “self-driving chip” for Apple Car project

While there hasn’t been a ton of Apple Car news of late, a recent rumor through the supply chain has stated that Apple is said to be in “preliminary cooperation negotiations” with well-known automotive electronics suppliers as it continues to hire new employees from Tesla and other manufacturers. Apple is working with “upstream and downstream” […]

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Recent patent hints at radar system embedded into bodywork of Apple’s self-driving car

The Apple Car may not be on the market for a while, but a recently published patent application shows how Apple may be embedding a radar system of sorts within the bodywork. Per AppleInsider: In Appleā€™s design, it suggests the use of antennas to transmit a radar beam towards a portion of a field of […]

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Rumor: Apple has completed acquisition of Drive.ai

Apple apparently completed the acquisition of self-driving car startup on Tuesday. The specific value of the deal has yet to be confirmed as of this writing. News of the acquisition surface last month, with the motivation for the deal being Apple’s looking to bring in engineers and talent from Drive.ai. This also comes at a […]