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Apple self-driving car details revealed in case against ex-employee

Apple has been keen to keep details about its self-driving car project under tight wraps, but a criminal case against an ex-employee has outed some specifics. A criminal complaint filed by Apple against Xiaolang Zhang, the ex-employee, on Monday details a few areas Apple has worked on. According to... read more

July 12, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Apple completely rebuilding its Maps application

Apple poaches ex-Waymo senior engineer for self-driving car technology

Apple's CarPlay to support 3rd party navigation apps, here comes Waze

Report: Apple to use VW vans for first self-driving service

Apple and the Volkswagen Group have reportedly forged a deal that will see VW's Transporter van, the modern version of the iconic Microbus, used by Apple for its first... read more May 24, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Apple patents navigation system for self-driving cars

Apple may have let go of building its own self-driving car, but it's deeply invested in autonomous technologies. On Thursday, CNBC reported the technology giant has patented... read more December 22, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski

Steve Jobs' former BMW Z8 heading to auction

As if the BMW Z8 wasn't enough of a modern-day collectible with its 4.9-liter 400-horsepower V-8 engine and head-turning design, this particular one has a very significant... read more October 30, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski

Apple’s self-driving system looks like it can attach to virtually any car

Apple in June finally confirmed it had abandoned plans to develop a self-driving car and would instead focus on the self-driving technology itself. We would learn in August... read more October 19, 2017 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

What happened to Apple's self-driving car?

Only a couple years ago, bombshell reports surfaced. Apple, the longtime computer, smartphone, and technology company, was ready to build its very own car. Not just a car... read more August 24, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski

Apple finally confirms its car plans

After years of secrecy, Apple has finally divulged some details on its much-hyped car project. In an interview with Bloomberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed the company is... read more June 13, 2017 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Apple unveils ways to squash distracted driving in iOS 11; new Maps

Apple developers worldwide directed their gazes toward WWDC on Monday to hear what would be next for iOS 11 and other Apple operating systems. For drivers, that could mean a... read more June 5, 2017 by Aaron Cole

Major bank lists Tesla as top takeover target for Apple

One could argue that Tesla is viewed as the Apple of the auto industry, even though the financial performance of each company is vastly different. But with the convergence of... read more May 9, 2017 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Samsung joins race to develop self-driving car tech just as Apple prototypes are spotted

Samsung has joined the long list of automakers and tech firms racing to develop self-driving cars and the software that controls them. The Korean conglomerate, along with... read more May 3, 2017 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Apple CarPlay adds shortcuts for most recently used apps

The Apple faithful will notice a very helpful update to their Apple CarPlay system upon upgrading to the latest iOS 10.3 update. Apple has announced CarPlay will now feature... read more March 29, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski

Apple hints at self-driving car development in letter to regulators

Clues that Apple [NSDQ:AAPL] might be developing self-driving car technology has emerged in a letter sent by the tech giant to the National Highway Traffic Safety... read more December 5, 2016 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

McLaren confirms talks with Apple took place

A lot has been going on behind the scenes at McLaren and slowly details of the dealings are starting to emerge. In September, the Financial Times reported that Apple... read more November 22, 2016 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Report: Apple’s Project Titan changes focus to self-driving car tech

Though Apple [NSDQ:AAPL] has never publicly acknowledged it is working on a car, comments from numerous insiders as well as the tech giant’s recent poaching of senior... read more October 17, 2016 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Report: Apple in talks to buy McLaren, possible full takeover

Apple [NSDQ:AAPL] has approached McLaren Technology Group over a potential sale of part or all of the company, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The deal could be... read more September 21, 2016 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Porsche Emojis in iOS 10 make your phone a better place

There's the smiley face. A thumbs up. Heck, there's even ...well, the history of that Emoji is a long tale, but we all sure use it a lot. Now though, there's a set of Emoji... read more September 15, 2016 by Jeff Glucker