Apple's self-driving cars
It is great news that Apple has gained a permit and authority to test autonomous vehicles in the state of California.Initially Apple planned for a branded car but now this plan has been hold currently and further planning to develop and manufacture for self driving car technologies in near future.According to the Business Insider it has filed a public records request to obtain approach to materials along with Apple's permit application.This file documents revealed some very important information pertaining to the Apple's future training program regarding aforesaid autonomous car initiative.Apple automated system is basically a software which flashes light on the training material regarding the development and manufacturing of said autonomous car.It is expected that all the respective engineers of Apple are putting their best efforts to develop a suite of related software as well as hardware sensors which are specially designed to assist a car drive according to the flow of traffic.Its respective training packet indicates that Apple's engineers and staff are using a car in order to test the self driving technology that is outfitted with consumer's video game gears like Logi tech steering wheel along with its respective pedals in order to actuate drive by wire.
In the beginning Apple hired hundred of the employee ,those having extensive experience of automotive technology merely to develop and manufacture the said car.This attitude and trend of Apple clearly shows that company is fully focusing and emphasizing upon the self driving car with full dedication and devotion.This Apple's autonomous car software have been approved and permitted to use on the road.According to the California rule and regulation the driver or passenger supervising the test must be very competent and expert and should have fully command and control of the wheel in all situation and condition.In order to drive three Lexus RX 450 h SUVs Apple applied for permission of six drivers.All these drivers were very competent and having vast experience and education and training as it was disclosed by the Apple that majority of drivers are Ph D who are specialist in the subject of machine learning.Some drivers have experience in the world class auto companies like Tesla and Bosch,it was revealed in their respective Linked in profile.It is not sure that whether Apple's self driving technology will be surprising or not ,time will decide its future.However Apple's progress is not similar to automakers myriads of start up companies which have already manufactured and developed same technology.It is also amazing that if Apple steps in the world mass market of self driving car will produce marketable production or not.The respective document of training indicates that high speed driving ,tight turns,and lane changes all these need to be tested but it does not show that how Apple's self driving car will work however its sensors are found on three vehicles which are endowed with permission and authority to use. According to the letter dispatched to State Department of motors vehicles Apple noted that its respective platform will capture and store its related data prior to the collision takes place.
Conclusion;
According to the Reuters a plan was outlined by the Apple just to trained operators of self driving cars and its related documents were submitted to regulators authority in California in the beginning of this month.In this connection Apple was permitted to test self driving car on April 14,2017 by the Department of motor vehicle in California but it is really amazing that company said nothing pertaining to the aforesaid plan.Its respective application was consists of 41 pages which revealed some important clues regarding the Apple's highly secret about said car.The iphone maker leaked a list of experience car makers of many people who had already vast and extensive experience of work on self driving cars like Alphabet's Waymo,and Tesla and Bosch.Apple has an intensive desire for hit product as well as to revolutionize the current auto industry.In this application there are 10 pages related to the training plan including operational method and procedure ,manual control of the car during the training and exercise of this car.Company nominated this system as ''development platform ''.According to the Business insider report it was told that Apple engineer will ride in the back seat so that they may have better control of the car using off the shelf steering wheel along with its pedal video game type controller which is from Logi tech as previously mentioned in this article.Its respective document is given the name of ''Automated system Development platform specific training over view ''just to make familiar drivers regarding all the safety precautions in different automated driving conditions. Its development platform will be handled electronically like bu using joy stick and in this way its driver must be alert and ready to take the control.
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