Although the road has been twisted and twisted, Apple has not given up on the new enthusiasm of self-driving cars. Recently, this well-known mobile phone company has a new patent exposure, and its willingness to enter the automatic driving market is quite strong.
According to Lei Feng.com, the patent is marked with a label based on a stereoscopic image-adaptive vehicle augmented reality screen. Apple will use an augmented reality system to project pre-generated 3D images of vehicles around the screen.
If this patent can be used in cars, it can help drivers find more 'details of detail'. Pre-generated 3D models may contain many useful data for drivers, such as road signs, points of interest, etc. Meanwhile, these data Can also be compressed into small packages uploaded to Google maps and other online map services or applications.
This 3D AR system from Apple also allows passengers to understand the direction of traffic in the direction of travel, which is quite useful for self-driving cars. In recent months, Apple has also applied for a patent for the VR system that will automatically drive cars. Become a business meeting venue, adventure island or concert.
Such a patent is indeed interesting. With the continuous development of autonomous driving technology, it is not certain that it can really fly into the homes of ordinary people.
In fact, Apple's idea of having a share in the era of autonomous driving had existed many years ago, but after years of painstaking research, Apple's ambitions to build cars have gradually shrunk into systems.
In the initial Project Titan, Apple followed its own consistent gameplay. From the appearance of the vehicle, it feels that the hardware and software systems are all controlled by oneself. Lidar is not to mention. It even wants to 're-invent the tire'. - But Apple finally gave up on this idea. Instead, it chose to develop an autopilot system. It not only leased the Lexus SUV as a test car, but also used a third-party sensor, and the apple taste was gone.
In addition, in the rankings published by third-party agencies, Apple is also in the bottom position. Some experts even said that Waymo is technically leading Apple for several years. This result is not surprising. After all, Apple lacks long-term technology in artificial intelligence. Accumulation.
Of course, as latecomers did not completely give up Apple, it is still working hard. Data show that Apple's number of test vehicles in California has increased from the original 3 to the current 45. From the California point of view, it even has The scale is second only to the general autopilot test fleet.
However, industry insiders predict that the auto-pilot market is a cruel battlefield where winners will eat all over the place. No one can tell if Apple can reach a sunny day.