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  • Apple lays off more than 200 employees from 'Project Titan' autonomous vehicle team

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    I honestly hoped we'd have an Apple Car by 2020 :(
    Autonomous cars are a pie-in-the-sky aspiration. Computers today are simply too dumb to assess in real time all of the variables needed to drive autonomously in the real world. They need help from new roads designed to help them drive without crashing into a barrier to kill the driver or crashing onto a pedestrian to kill him. Better would simply be an Apple car with a BETTER interface for driving. That is much more attainable. It would be like the original iPhone versus the cells phones which predated it.
    They are not pie-in-the-sky.  They are here today...in limited quantities.
    They don't have to be perfect, just better than humans.

    Apple didn't just make an MP3 player, they disrupted the music industry.
    Apple didn't just make an phone, they disrupted everything.
    Apple is not rushing to just make an autonomous car.
    The car is a cog in the much larger transportation industry and much of the world is designed around the idea of what a car was.
    When the car radically changes it will have far reaching effects in all of society.
    It will affect:
    car ownership
    car sharing
    car accidents
    car insurance
    car design
    gas stations
    mechanics
    parking
    roads
    traffic
    commuting
    driveways
    drivethroughs
    public transportation
    airline industry
    on and on and on...

    I believe Apple is putting a lot of thought into building a robust transportation platform that will make Apple's autonomous car far more compelling and profitable.
    JWSClolliver

  • Truck carrying secured Apple payload crashes in San Jose, killing one

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    22july2013 said:
    krreagan2 said:
    Auto drive can't come early enough! Especially for the long haul truckers!
    In principle I would like to see self driving cars, but in practice I won't support the idea until the computer becomes as smart about human life issues as an 18 year old. Right now I'm guessing that self driving cars have the intelligence of a 6 year old. Which is impressive.
    Siri is approximately 9 years old.
    She will be driving before her 16th birthday.
    LordeHawkradarthekatwatto_cobra

  • Saudi journalist used Apple Watch to record own interrogation and execution, report says [...

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    His fiancé waited outside the consulate with his iPhone for 12 hours.
    It is a large house close to the street.
    it is very possible the AppleWatch was able to connect via Bluetooth or WiFi
    He had been to that consulate before.
    He was beaten, interrogated, killed and dismembered with 2 hours.
    His body parts, clothing and watch were taken to the Saudi consul’s residence for disposal.
    When they left the consulate, his watch may have been within Bluetooth range.
    GeorgeBMac

  • Future Mac or iPad screens could be used as a smart mirror

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    The other possibility is mirrored sunglasses.
    You can choose the mirror or to display an image of your eyes. Perfect for boring meetings or lectures. 
    entropyswatto_cobra

  • Future Mac or iPad screens could be used as a smart mirror

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    Ralphabits said:
    Apple Car rear-view mirror?
    Yes. Cadillac already has a rear view mirror with a display built in but is still very reflective when displaying rear view video. 

    BMW has also prototyped a panoramic rearview “mirror” that stitched together video from multiple cameras to create a rear view with no blind spots.  Replacing side-view mirrors with cameras could significantly reduce drag however current regulations require them. 
    Ralphabitswatto_cobra