As we continue to learn more about the progress of Apple Car, some new goodies were shared in a Bloomberg report today. Apple is working on the important step of finding a supplier for leading LiDAR sensors that will be the key to the autonomous aspect of the company’s electric vehicle.
In the latest update of Apple Car, the Bloomberg report states that the company ‘is in talks with a number of potential suppliers for these laser-based sensors that enable a car’s computer to’ see ‘its surroundings. , according to his anonymous sources.
Like many other players in the autonomous vehicle space such as Google’s Waymo and GM’s Cruise, Apple plans to use a LiDAR approach. In contrast, Tesla believes the answer is a camera-based / computer vision system that includes training its AI with large amounts of data from its customers. If you go on the LiDAR route, Apple, Waymo, GM Cruise and more will depend on HD LiDAR maps created for the systems to achieve full autonomy.
Bloomberg notes that about six LiDAR companies have been “published via reverse merger” in recent months, so Apple is likely to do a good deal of research. Apple has already used off the shelf LiDAR components for its current fleet that has tested self-management.
But the suppliers they are currently working on are expected to offer a next-generation lidar that will be seen as a cutting edge in five to five years. ‘That hardware should end up being a little less clumsy than the LiDAR we saw on Apple’s self-driving Lexus SUVs (shown above).
Bloomberg notes that Apple’s LiDAR goal is another tip on the timeline the company is striving to manufacture its autonomous electric vehicle. Earlier, the publication said that the Apple Car could arrive around 2025, just like Reuters. But Ming-Chi Kuo predicted it could come as late in 2028.
Over the past month, we’ve seen a spate of rumors about the automakers Apple is using to manufacture its autonomous EV. Recently, Bloomberg has put together a variety of companies that Apple can finally work with:
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