Even though Apple has yet to confirm that it’s working on its own fully-electric, self-driving vehicle, we’re about 99.99% certain that it is. Most of the rumors we’ve seen over the past few months have suggested that it’ll be several years before Apple actually unveils the car, and even longer before it’s actually released, but it turns out we might actually get to see it much sooner than previously thought. Apple recently met with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which means the car might be close to being ready for public view.
California laws and regulations for self-driving cars may force Apple’s “Project Titan” out of the shadows and into the public view, and sooner than some may have expected, according to a new report. Last month, Apple’s legal team met with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, documents obtained by The Guardian reveal. Among the people involved in the meeting were co-sponsors of the state’s autonomous vehicle regulation project. The meeting is noteworthy because if Apple intends to put a self-driving car on the open road — something it would presumably need to test for a considerable amount of time before bringing a product to consumers — it will need to disclose a great deal of information about its automobile, including make, model, and vehicle identification number. Friday’s report suggested that Apple’s meeting with the California DMV could mean that the rumored product is “almost ready for public view.” The report also revealed that a new engineering program manager has been assigned to the project, suggesting the vehicle is “ready to leave the lab.”
