Apple excited about potential for self-driving cars
Smartphone giant, having invested heavily in machine learning and autonomous systems, urges US regulators not to restrict testing of such vehicles
Washington
APPLE Inc is wading in to the debate over regulation of self-driving cars, declaring it is excited about the potential for automated transportation and calling on the US regulators not to restrict testing of such vehicles.
A five-page letter from Steve Kenner, Apple's director of product integrity, to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the company's most comprehensive statement yet about its interest in self-driving vehicle technology.
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