There are many manufacturers currently developing their own autonomous, or self-driving, technology. Since 2014, California has had an autonomous vehicle testing program; Manufacturers must obtain permits for both their cars and their drivers, from the California DMV. We have been following Apple’s self-driving program for years now, and have reported many times on the changing … Read more
In May, we reported that Apple had increased their number of self-driving cars, and yet cut their number of drivers by half. Now, according to the California DMV, a little more than two months later, we see that Apple has added another car to its fleet for a total of 69 vehicles with an autonomous … Read more
Today we have learned that Apple has increased its number of self-driving cars and decreased the number of drivers licensed to drive those cars by almost half. This is the first increase to their autonomous car fleet since August 2019. At that time, we reported that Apple was operating 66 vehicles. The number of Apple’s … Read more
After almost a year later, Apple has again increased the number of drivers for its fleet of autonomous test vehicles. We have been closely monitoring the numbers. Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are vehicles that can sense the environment and “drive” themselves without (or with little) help from a human driver. In our last report … Read more
Apple has slightly increased the number of test drivers, although the total number of vehicles remains the same. According to new data from the California DMV, Apple now has a total of 66 self-driving cars and 149 certified drivers on the road. This is an increase in drivers since our last report in September, when … Read more
This week, Apple has added three more safety drivers, according to records from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The team in California has gone from having 143 members last week to 146 members now. Currently, Apple has 66 cars driving around the streets of California, this number has not changed since the last time we … Read more
Apple is, currently, testing a total of 69 cars on public roads of California, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The company also has 143 registered safety drivers in the State. This is an increase in drivers since April 24, when Apple had 69 test vehicles and 110 registered drivers. This means that Apple … Read more
Apple kept continuing to increase the number of autonomous vehicles in California until November, 2018. In November, Apple had 72 autonomous vehicles (and 144 drivers) permitted to test on public roads, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Apple kept this numbers until last week. And we learned from the California Department of Motor Vehicles … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more