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Apple researching how to use compressed LiDAR data in AR & 'Apple Car'New research shows Apple is not only working to add LiDAR to "<a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/Apple-Car">Apple Car</a>" and its augmented re…
... application. There's no LiDAR app oniPhone, no LiDAR settings either. ... with compressing and transmitting extensive LiDAR data in the fastest, ... ," says Apple of this LiDAR compression. "For points of ... includes using real-time LiDAR surface tracking as part ... -
iPhone 14 Pro's LiDAR helps create custom prosthetics for dogs<p>Apple's latest Shot on iPhone feature demonstrates an unusual use for the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-14-pro" title="iPhone 14…
... for the iPhone 14 Pro LiDAR, with it used to create ... Pro, taking advantage of its LiDAR scanning and TrueDepth camera. Subscribe ... -
Apple testing mysterious camera-equipped vehicles in the Bay AreaA number of minivans with what appears to be camera equipment and a LiDAR sensor mounted to the roof that have appeared around California in recent w…
... be camera equipment and a LiDAR sensor mounted to the roof ... and rear look to be LiDAR sensors. LiDAR is a laser-based ... -
Apple trying 'very hard' with $250K bonuses to nab Tesla engineers as van sightings proliferateAccording to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple has made a major push to recruit talent from the electric carmaker, offering massive bonuses and significant …
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Apple's mysterious vans are almost certainly for 3D mapping, not autonomous drivingApple inadvertently made waves earlier this week with the revelation that the company was behind a fleet of camera-equipped minivans found roaming st…
... , positions taken up by the LiDAR modules. While not a big ... -
Automotive executives being recruited for 'top-secret' project at Apple [u]Rumors of a new vehicle-related project underway at Apple continue to surface, with yet another report claiming on Friday that the company has been o…
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High-res photos reveal mysterious Apple van's equipment packageA pair of high-resolution photographs acquired by AppleInsider on Wednesday show close-up views of a van thought to be part of a secret Apple initiat…
... at least six cameras, dual LiDAR sensors, a pair of GPS ... -
Latest Apple mystery van sightings occur in California, Florida, Hawaii, Arizona [u]Apple's mapping efforts appear to be growing, as <em>AppleInsider</em> readers continue to spot mysterious sensor-laden vans, just like the ones prev…
... to be carrying camera equipment, LiDAR sensors and GPS antennas. Mystery ... -
Apple's mystery vans are so popular, people are making fake onesWhile Apple's radar- and camera-equipped minivans are being spotted with increasing frequency around the U.S., a new sighting this week in Germany se…
... of the Velodyne HDL-32 LiDAR units found on Apple's ... -
Apple's latest Project Titan hires include staff from diverse automotive backgroundsIn recent weeks Apple has continued to hire more people likely working on Project Titan, its secretive automotive effort, profiles discovered on Link…
... system components such as camera, LiDAR, and engine control units. He ... -
Apple Maps vans operating around the clock in run-up to 'iOS 10' debutWith Apple widely expected to announce improvements for its in-house mapping effort alongside "iOS 10" this summer, the company's fleet of sensor-lad…
... attached to the vans -- cameras, LiDAR, and high-sensitivity GPS, among ... -
Acura's sleeker 2nd-gen self-driving car hides sensors for better aestheticsWith Acura's launch of its second automated vehicle, the RLX, the luxury sedan manufacturer is closer to providing an attractive consumer option --?a…
... updated sensors for radar, GPS, Lidar and camera work with attached ... -
Ford targeting 2021 launch for self-driving car, potentially going head to head with AppleAt a special event on Tuesday, Ford revealed plans to have a fully self-driving car on the roads in 2021, the same year as Apple's own "Project Titan…
... $75 million into Velodyne, a LIDAR systems maker, and in 2017 ... -
Invite-only meeting details state of AI, machine learning research inside Apple's hallsIn an invitation-only meeting at Tuesdays Neural Information Processing Systems conference, Apple's head of machine learning broke down Apple's speci…
... also discussed "volumentric detection of LiDAR," or measuring and identifying objects at-range with lasers. LIDAR is a surveying method that ... -
3D laser scanner possibly destined for Apple's 'iPhone 8' expected to add facial recogniti...The 3D laser scanning module that may make an appearance on the "iPhone 8" raises a number of questions, and a new report attempts to shed some light…
... a LIDAR mapper or rangefinder. At present, at macro scale, LIDAR is ... for. Adding weight to the LIDAR comparison, a presentation in December ... research in "volumetric detection of LIDAR," which could be utilized in ... -
Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car firm sues Otto and Uber for stealing key technologyAlphabet's Waymo on Thursday sued Uber and its subsidiary Otto, accusing the companies of stealing key self-driving car patents covering a proprietar…
... light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, system. In its lawsuit ... Levandowski stole plans for a LiDAR circuit board design, a ... "While Waymo developed its custom LiDAR systems with sustained effort ... and purportedly build a comparable LiDAR system in only nine ... -
Why Apple is unlikely to ditch Touch ID for facial recognition with 'iPhone 8'Apple is rumored to integrate face-scanning cameras in its upcoming "iPhone 8" handset this fall, sparking speculation that facial recognition techno…
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'iPhone 8' could herald start of Apple's augmented reality ambitionsComputer simulations, and the means to visualize them, could be in the palm of your hand in new and potentially revolutionary ways later this year, i…
... -miniaturized version of a LIDAR mapper or rangefinder. LIDAR is a proven ... accuracy -- which a rear-mounted LIDAR installation supplementing existing range finding ... -
Apple's shotgun update to Mac Pro trademark adds reference to augmented realityA recent update to an Apple trademark page for the Mac Pro has added added the term "augmented reality displays" -- but the addition means very littl…
... micro-miniaturized version of a LIDAR mapper. Apple's acquisition of ... -
Apple's self-driving testbed spotted in Silicon ValleyApple's self-driving technology testbed, an optimized Lexus RX450h SUV bristling with an array of advanced sensors, was spotted driving on Silicon Va…
... suite. For example, a Velodyne LiDAR 64-channel unit is mounted ... also include some form of LiDAR, positional sensors and cameras aplenty ... -
US judge asks for criminal investigation into Uber's alleged self-driving IP theft from Wa...A lawsuit against Uber by Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, has been referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for an investigation of possible t…
... being used in Uber's LIDAR system. Uber hasn't denied ... block Levandowski from work on LIDAR. Uber, however, had already temporarily ... -
Injunction against Uber says company should have known about stolen Waymo self-driving car...A newly-unsealed injunction against Uber argues that the company knew -- or should have known -- that hire Anthony Levandowski had taken 14,000 files…
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Uber fires Anthony Levandowski amid self-driving tech lawsuit with WaymoUber on Tuesday announced the immediate firing of Anthony Levandowski, one of the leaders of its self-driving car efforts, amid a lawsuit accusing it…
... sidelined, taken off work on LiDAR technology first by Uber and ... -
Apple Maps vans adds Spain, three U.S. states to list of survey locationsIn an update to the Apple Maps webpage on Friday, Apple announced its camera- and sensor-laden mapping vans will hit the streets of Spain and a trio …
... with multiple high-resolution cameras, LiDAR arrays, GPS, distance measuring machinery ... -
Waymo & Uber in settlement talks over stolen self-driving technologyAlphabet's self-driving car subsidiary, Waymo, is in court-ordered settlement talks with Uber -- though the former maintains that its lawsuit can pr…
... moved on from a particular LiDAR design. Prompted by the court ... now admit that Uber's LiDAR design is actually very different ... , having long sidelined him from LiDAR work to avoid controversy. He ... -
Apple Maps vehicles to start touring Scotland & Wales later this monthApple Maps vehicles will begin collecting street-level data in Scotland and Wales for the first time later in October, according to an updated schedu…
... but advanced sensors such as LiDAR. Apple could conceivably apply the ... -
New video rumored to show close-up of Apple car's updated 'Project Titan' testbedA short video clip is said to show updated test hardware for Apple's self-driving car platform, suggesting that the company is making some progress. …
... , as well as six Velodyne LIDAR sensors, all housed in white ... -
AppleInsider podcast discusses iPhone 8 production, FM radios, and Apple acquiring a healt...This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor talk about iPhone 8 production numbers being cut, anticipation for iPhone X, the FCC's useless…
... self-driving car camera and LIDAR array. We've been following ... -
AppleInsider podcast talks rumored 'iPhone X Plus,' Face ID 'hacks,' iPad Pro 2018 and mor...This week on the <em>AppleInsider</em> podcast, Neil and Victor talk about what's up with the HomePod delay, the possible 2018 iPhones, and what it m…
... research publishes a paper on LIDAR and using voxel clouds to ... $30M Apple research paper details LiDAR-based 3D object recognition for ...