The Apple Car Might Ship With A Never-Before-Seen OS

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Apple is reportedly working on a centrally-integrated operating system like Tesla for its long-rumored autonomous vehicle. Apple's self-driving car project, codenamed 'Titan,' has reportedly been in the works for several years, but very little is known about it among people outside the team. While multiple leaks about the Apple car have revealed some information about the project, much of it still remains under wraps.

Seeds of the autonomous vehicle industry were sown in 2004 when Pentagon's secretive arm DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) organized a competition, challenging engineers to design a vehicle that would self-navigate 150 miles through the Mojave desert. The challenge was open to anyone and had a $1 million prize. Robotists, engineering students, DIY enthusiasts, all turned up to try their luck, but nobody succeeded that year. Three years later, however, four groups completed the course, laying the foundation for a multi-billion dollar industry.

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A new report from Taiwanese publication Digitimes claims that the much-rumored Apple car will run a centrally-integrated operating system, much like Tesla OS. According to the report, it would be the single point of control for all aspects of the car, including driving features such as navigation and lane control, entertainment features like Apple Music integration, and creature comforts like air-conditioning. The report further claims that the car will sport self-driving sensors made by a South Korean company. The sensors will be part of the Domain Control Unit (DCU) that is expected to process the data provided by the cameras, LiDAR, and other sensors that go into making an