Apple is continuing to increase the number of autonomous vehicles in California. The company now has 72 autonomous vehicles permitted to test on public roads, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles,. Last time we reported, Apple had 70 vehicles. Apple keeps adding autonomous vehicles to its test fleet at a steady rate. Here is […]
Apple Autonomous Car Fleet Grows to 70 Vehicles in California
Apple is continuing to increase its self-driving vehicles. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Apple has now 70 cars approved for testing in the State. These car are being controlled by 139 approved drivers. Our last report was on July 18, and Apple had 66 cars. Apple added another 4 self-driving cars to […]
Apple Expands Its Fleet Of Autonomous Cars in California
Apple now has 66 cars driving autonomously in California. As we reported multiple times before (here, here and here), Apple has, once again, expanded its fleet of self-driving cars in California, registering an additional vehicles with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Apple has increased its fleet of autonomous test vehicles in California to 66, with […]
Latest Report on the Autonomous Vehicle Tech Race in California (Apple, Waymo, Tesla and GM)
At one point, Apple’s number of autonomous cars had steadily increased to the point where Apple had the second largest number of autonomous cars in California, after GM Cruise. According to the latest figures obtained from the California DMV, Apple now has 62 autonomous vehicles being driven in the state. GM Cruise has 112 and […]
More Apple Car Details: Apple’s Secret Team and Objective.de
All Apple filings to the California DMV obtained by macReports yesterday through a public records request contained the brand, model, and plate and VIN number of the vehicles and the names of many individuals that Apple names as the official “driver/operators” of these autonomous vehicles. According to these documents, Apple autonomous cars consist of 2015/2016/2017 Lexus […]
Waymo Now Has More Autonomous Cars Than Apple
We previously reported (here and here) that Apple had the second biggest autonomous vehicle fleet, after GM Cruise in California. Apple continues steadily to expand its self-driving car fleet in California since it was granted a permit from the California DMV in April 2017. Two weeks ago, we reported that Apple had increased its number of cars […]
Apple Keeps Increasing Its Test Vehicles: 62 Vehicles
Just two weeks ago, we broke the news that Apple has 55 autonomous vehicles on the streets of California. Today we learned that Apple has now 62 vehicles and 87 drivers, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It seems Apple is aggressively developing its self-driving technology. Current list: # of vehicles approved: […]
Apple, Again, Grows Its California Self-driving Fleet, It Has the Second Biggest Fleet (Updated)
It seems that Apple grows its fleet of self-driving test cars. Apple has, again, expanded Its fleet of autonomous cars in California. Apple Apple now has 55 vehicles and 83 drivers under its permit to test autonomous vehicles, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in an emailed response to questions. Apple originally registered […]
Apple and DMV Have Met Four Times since 2015
Apple executives and senior California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) officials have met a total of four times since 2015, macReports learned via documents requested pursuant to the Public Records Act. The main focus of these meetings was autonomous vehicles. The first meeting was on 17 August, 2015. This was first reported by Guardian. This was […]
DMV Officials Met With Apple Last April (Exclusive)
California DMV executives requested a meeting with Apple on March 16, 2018. The meeting was held on April 2, 2018, macReports learned via documents requested pursuant to the Public Records Act. This is particularly interesting because the meeting request came from DMV, not Apple. The meeting was requested by Bernard Soriano (Deputy Director – DMV). […]