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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

Published Sun, Dec 4, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    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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