The Apple Car LiDAR system could be made by the same company which makes the laser scanning system used in some iPhone models to help mimic shallow depth of field in Portrait photos and Cinematic Video footage.
From an article in 9TO5Mac by Ben Lovejoy.
While self-driving cars can use a variety of different technologies to make sense of the world around them, it’s believed that Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) will be the primary one used by Apple.
Background
An Apple Car has been rumored for many years, with a great deal of evidence to show that the company is exploring some kind of entry into the automotive market, but with conflicting suggestions about what form that involvement might take.
At one end are those who expect Apple to manufacture a complete car, with Apple branding. At the other end are those who believe the company’s ambitions are far more modest, and it only wants to gain an understanding of the market in order to expand the presence of the company’s ecosystem in car interiors.
A report late last year still pointed to plans for a complete car, though it was suggested that Apple’s plans were now much less ambitious.
The latest on Project Titan is a scaling back of the effort that will skip fully autonomous driving at launch to prioritize getting the vehicle to market. Earlier reports suggested Apple may have been going for a fully autonomous design without a steering wheel or pedals.
“In a significant shift for the project, the company is now planning a less-ambitious design that will include a steering wheel and pedals and only support full autonomous capabilities on highways, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.”
We learned last week that Apple’s test-fleet of autonomous vehicles remained static at 67, while the number of monitoring drivers was increased.
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