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Apple granted patent for a 'passenger vehicle door and window'

Apple granted patent for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window’

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,286,761) for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window,'” Dennis Sellers reports for Apple World Today. “”

Here’s Apple’s summary of the invention:

A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door. The body defines a passenger compartment having an opening. The powertrain propels the passenger vehicle…

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Apple in talks with suppliers of sensors for autonomous vehicles

Apple in talks with suppliers of sensors for autonomous vehicles

”Apple Inc has held talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers for next-generation lidar sensors in self-driving cars, evaluating the companies’ technology while also still working on its own lidar unit, three people familiar with the discussions said,” Stephen Nellis reports for Reuters. “The moves provide fresh evidence of Apple’s renewed ambitions to enter the autonomous vehicle…

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Project Titan: Apple hires Tesla’s former head of powertrains in effort to bring electric car to market

Project Titan: Apple hires Tesla’s former head of powertrains in effort to bring electric car to market

”Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla losing its VP of Engineering behind its latest electric powertrains; Michael Schwekutsch,” Fred Lambert reports for Electrek. “We described his departure from Tesla as a big loss for the company since he is amongst the most experienced engineers who have brought electric powertrain programs to market, not just at Tesla, but in the industry as a whole.”

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Apple autonomous vehicle layoffs provide hints to Project Titan's direction

Apple autonomous vehicle layoffs provide hints to Project Titan’s direction

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Apple Inc said on Wednesday it planned to lay off 190 employees in its self-driving car program, Project Titan, changes that provide a rare window into the automotive technologies the company has been pursuing,” Stephen Nellis reports for Reuters. “The public documents filed with regulators provide some previously undisclosed clues.”

“Some of the positions hint at…

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Project Titan: Apple confirms layoffs for 190 autonomous vehicle employees

Project Titan: Apple confirms layoffs for 190 autonomous vehicle employees

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Apple will lay off 190 employees in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale in its self-driving car division, the company said,” Roland Li reports for The Same Francisco Chronicle.

“The layoffs were disclosed, along with new details, in a letter this month to the California Employment Development Department. CNBC reported last month that layoffs were occurring in the self-driving car…

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Apple's autonomous vehicle could arrive as a minivan

Apple’s autonomous vehicle could arrive as a minivan

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”The so-called ‘Apple Car’ may not be a car after all, but rather an electric van, according to German site Manager Magazin,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “The report, loosely translated below, claims Apple’s industrial design group has designed prototypes of the van with black and silver finishes:”

After that, the Apple Car could come in the form of an electric…

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Titan: Apple's secret autonomous vehicle project is much bigger than people think

Titan: Apple’s secret autonomous vehicle project is much bigger than people think

”Apple has cut over 200 people from Project Titan, its famous bid to create a self-driving car, CNBC reported on Thursday,” Kif Leswing writes for Business Insider. “While this sounds like a huge number of people, it doesn’t mean Apple’s car ambitions are over nor does it mean Apple is frantically cutting costs ahead of what’s expected to be Apple’s worst earnings report in years next week.”

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Apple dismisses more than 200 employees from Project Titan autonomous vehicle project

Apple dismisses more than 200 employees from Project Titan autonomous vehicle project

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Apple dismissed just over 200 employees this week from Project Titan, its stealthy autonomous vehicle group, people familiar with the matter told CNBC,” Lora Kolodny, Christina Farr, and Paul A. Eisenstein report for CNBC. “An Apple spokesperson acknowledged the layoffs and said the company still sees opportunity in the space.”

We have an incredibly talented team working…

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