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Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car, testing stops in all cities
racerhomie3 said:I am so proud of Uber. They just made history. This will go down in the history books!anton zuykov said:First pedestrian killed by a self-driving car. Way to go Uber!racoleman29 said:Duh! I think we all knew this would happen sooner or later. I'm sure there will be more "sacrificial lambs" before autonomous cars really take off.
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Decade-old Apple Car project may be completely dead
M68000 said:jas99 said:kkqd1337 said:i think this was just too big of a challenge for apple
maybe those staff can have another go on the AirPower -
Apple's diversity efforts are 'selfish & practical' says head of developer relations
mikethemartian said:DeSantis just comes off to me as someone who enjoys being cruel. -
Employee COVID outbreak forces Apple to close Texas store
KTR said:If people do not follow the rules or implement standards, this virus WILL NEVER go., Oh well. The country will go broke.lkrupp said:KTR said:If people do not follow the rules or implement standards, this virus WILL NEVER go., Oh well. The country will go broke.sflocal said:This is human stupidity at its finest. The selfish, moronic, conspiracy-loving anti-vaxxers are putting people's live at risk. They are just too stupid and ignorant to accept it. I'm all for personal choice and keeping the government out of my body, but what's it going to take to get these people to understand that COVID is here to stay until they get vaccinated?!One can only hope that Darwin will take care of things, but even then... that's years down the road.thinkman100000000 said:Texas……where a virus has reproductive rights but a woman doesn't! -
Secret Service and government agencies illegally used smartphone location data
Michae1 said:All the glib comments worry me a little. This year alone a federal court found our government guilty of working with big social media platforms to sensor free speech, while the attorney general issued a memo to the FBI allowing parents who speak out at school board meetings to be classified as ‘domestic terrorists. Now we see a report that our government is using our technology to track us. Aren’t we past the point for jokes? -
Apple Board of Directors shuffle sees Al Gore & James Bell retire
godofbiscuitssf said:emoeller said:
Please enlighten us as to his contribution?That’s President Al Gore you’re speaking of and he deserved to be on the BoD.
"An Inconvenient Truth" is considered a seminal work on climate change and bringing attention to it the general public. Apple changed the industry to consider "performance/watt" instead of just raw performance. Apple has been pushing green initiatives and recycling in a higher profile way than any other large tech company and probably any other corporation period. It pervades their entire image. -
M3 MacBook Air vs M2 MacBook Air -- Compared
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Second-generation M2 Apple Silicon chip arrives in MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
mpantone said:dewme said:All I can say is get in line behind all of those who are waiting to take a test drive in an Apple Car.
Autonomous driving technology needs to be heavily tested on public roads. Companies who are developing such technology are required to apply for permits to do so. Apple does have this permit here in California but the program does not have the same vehicle miles as companies like Waymo or Nuro.
For Apple to get California DMV and US DOT approval to market a mass-market autonomous vehicle they will likely need to show tens of millions of miles of successful prototype vehicle tests in a variety of conditions (dense fog, black ice, snowstorms, heavy night rainstorms, high wind), not just leisurely cruising through residential neighborhoods in Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View on sunny days.
Apple simply has not logged many miles. There are a few months where there were very few test vehicles and their actual mileage was extremely minimal. You can download the reports from the DMV website.
All of the major auto manufacturers are working on this, plus a bunch of startups. Many of these prototype test vehicles don't advertise their affiliation.
Recently I've seen a Mercedes with the typical array of odd appendages and instrumentations on the road. Realistically there is only one company on this planet who would pick a Mercedes to be a test platform for an autonomous vehicle: Daimler-Benz. I've seen a Toyota with a discreet marking of "Toyota Research Institute" on it. I'm keeping my eyes open for Porsche and BMW. They are probably around and I simply haven't seen them yet. -
Rumored 15-inch MacBook Air release could be in April or May
timmillea said:Americans are always blind-sided by a desire to have everything bigger. The MBA is designed to be small, light and fit in an envelope. A "15-inch" MBA would be a similar crime against sensibilities as the Mac Studio. We don't need another monstrous carbuncle. Apple has soiled it reputation enough. Small. light, thin and great battery life. If you want a bigger display just plug it into one. If these rumours are true, it appears even common sense is in short supply at Apple. -
Apple holds premiere for climate change drama 'Extrapolations'