Apple has always maintained under an interesting halo of mystery his plans in what cars refers, however, a communication sent by the company to the regulatory authorities of the sector in the United States has shown that the company walks towards this industry of cars.
In a letter to the national security administration in the United States (NHTSA) traffic discovered by VentureBeat, Apple urges the Government not to restrict tests with autonomous vehicles.
Apple forwards a letter that confirms their intentions in the sector automotive
Steve Kenner, director of Apple product integrity, signed this letter sent by the Cupertino company to the NHTSA where is referred and discussed about the newly announced plan of the Department of transportation of the United States to ensure that the deployment of “highly automated vehicles” occurs in conditions of maximum security.
In this letter, Apple explains that uses the learning automatic in a wide variety of aspects, among which is includes the technology of transport.
Apple uses the learning automatic to make their products and services more intelligent, more intuitive and more personal. The company is investing heavily in the study of machine learning and automation, and is excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation.
Apple continues addressing the aspect of security of them vehicles autonomous, writing that both them manufacturers already existing as them of new appearance must be treated of the same way to maximize the benefits of security of it technology. As designated from 9to5mac, the importance here lies in the made of that Apple, that is a new company in the sector car, not should see affected their plans or their line of time of tests because not is a manufacturer of automobiles, but should be treated of the same way that a manufacturer as Ford.
Although the letter is quite ambiguous, Apple referred a statement specific to the Financial Times much more direct in which a spokesman of Apple explains that with this letter Apple intended to ensure is of that the NHTSA is defining them best practices for the “learning automatic and them systems autonomous”.
“We have provided comments to NHTSA because Apple is investing strongly in learning of machines and systems autonomous”, said the spokesman of Apple. “There are many potential applications for these technologies, including the future of transportation, to so we want to work with NHTSA to help define best practices for the industry.”
The trajectory of the efforts of Apple in the automobiles sector is, the less, complicated. Recently even emerged reports that indicate that the company would have stopped the development of a car own. The result of this twist on their aspirations would not be other than the reallocation of all resources previously earmarked for the development of this “Apple Car” towards the creation of a platform for self drive, as indicated in the letter sent to NHTSA.
Recently, from the signature of analysis KGI Securities also is commented about them ambitions of Apple in it industry car, explaining that the company would get large advances in the industry of reality augmented that subsequently would be employees as part of a system of driving autonomous.
Although the letter sent by Apple to the NHTSA and the following statement to the press do not offer too many details, both facts constitute a confirmation that Apple is interested in the vehicles sector, something that has been speculating since at least one couple of years.
The competition also has plans
With regard to the competition, the most of manufacturers direct their platforms of self drive toward a horizon of launch located in 2020-2021. Only Tesla has displayed a posture much more ambitious to the equip the month last all their new vehicles new with hardware self drive with the idea of having the software ready for end of the next year.
But all this depends on what regulators decide about commercial use of this technology, and This seems to be the first official Apple with such regulatory dialogue.
