Apple has increased the number of drivers in its autonomous vehicle fleet, with a total of 137 testing personnel. The number of Apple’s autonomous vehicles remains at 69.
Autonomous vehicle fleet drivers continually improving, but no advantage compared to other companies
Over the past few months, Apple has been continuously increasing the number of drivers in its autonomous vehicle fleet:
- May 2021 – Apple had 68 cars and 76 drivers.
- August 2021 – Apple had 69 cars and 92 drivers.
- September 2021 – Apple had 69 cars and 114 drivers.
Although the number of drivers in Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet continues to increase, the company still does not have an advantage compared to other autonomous vehicle companies. According to data collected by the macReports website, as of November 5, 2021, the latest number of autonomous vehicle fleets recorded by the California Department of Motor Vehicles is as follows:
Collision counts during testing
The California Department of Motor Vehicles also tallied the number of collisions during road tests of all autonomous vehicles. It should be noted that a higher number of collisions does not necessarily indicate poor autonomous driving performance. In fact, higher collision data may be due to more frequent road tests of their autonomous driving test vehicles.
The outside world generally speculates that Apple is developing its own autonomous driving system. From the increase in the number of drivers in Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet and the recruitment of relevant talent, it can be seen that Apple’s internal autonomous driving project is constantly advancing.
🔗Information source: macReports
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