In October, it was announced that Apple had cancelled Apple Car development to focus on creating a self driving system instead. Now, the California technology giant is calling for United States legislators to refrain from restricting the testing of AI-run vehicles- a sign that the company is indeed serious about joining the driverless car race.
Automotive News reports that Apple director of product integrity Steve Kenner sent a five-page letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urging regulators to guide up on imposing restrictions.
According to Kenner: "The company is investigating heavily in the study of machine learning and automation, and is excited about the potential of automated systems and many areas, including transportation." The executive also cited safety as one of the key reasons behind developing such vehicles, saying that the technology has the possibility to save millions of car crashes and thousands of lives every year.
Company speaker Tom Neumayr echoed Kenner's sentiments, saying: "There are many possible applications for these technologies, including the future of transportation, so we want to work with NHTSA to help define the best practices for the industry.
So you could say things are getting pretty important over the Apple. While we wouldn't completely rule out of possibility of an Apple Car just yet, it's looking more likely we'll be seeing something in the realm of Apple-driven instead of Apple-made.
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