One of the company's Lexus Apple, which are equipped with an autonomous driving system, was involved in a minor traffic accident on October 15. According to reports, however, the Lexus was being driven manually at the time of the accident, and according to the investigation, the driver of the caroneThe driver was not at fault for the accident, as he failed to yield the right of way to a passing Toyota. The incident took place near the California headquarters Appyou.
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Both cars sustained minor damage, but no injuries were reported. "On October 15th at 10:28 a.m., a test vehicle crashed Applu with Toyota Camry turning onto Stewart Drive from North Wolfe Road. The Toyota struck the Lexus at approximately 25 mph. There is minor damage to the cars and no injuries were reported.” it says in the official traffic accident report.
This is the second time that the test vehicle Applu was involved in a traffic accident. In August, an autonomous vehicle Applu collided with a Nissan Leaf during software testing. The car Applu moved here miniat low speed, as it was connecting to the Apple company's servers. In this case, too, there were no injuries. Apple in this case, like other manufacturers of autonomous vehicles in California, it has an obligation to inform the relevant authorities about traffic accidents in which the tested autonomous vehicles are also involved.
Thus autonomous cars on which Apple is testing its technology, they look like this:
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It is not yet clear what his plans are Apple with its software for autonomous vehicles. Of course, it is possible to present your own vehicle. More than one analyst is toying with this idea, who agree that such a vehicle could Apple to be introduced sometime between 2023 and 2025.
