Apple focusing on autonomous car system: CEO Cook on Bloomberg

Apple secured a permit in April to test autonomous vehicles in California


Reuters June 14, 2017
Apple secured a permit in April to test autonomous vehicles in California. PHOTO: REUTERS

Apple Inc is concentrating on technology for self-driving cars, Chief Executive Tim Cook said for the first time in an interview with Bloomberg.

The company is focusing on autonomous systems, Cook told Bloomberg Television on June 5.

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"We're not really saying from a product point of view, what we will do ... it's a core technology that we view as very important," Cook said in the interview.

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A late entrant to the self-driving race, Apple secured a permit in April to test autonomous vehicles in California and has recruited dozens of auto experts.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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