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They could've done a lot more if they were more focused, but that's not really how Apple works. They don't really research based on current technology, they lik
by kaiby 9y ago
They could've done a lot more if they were more focused, but that's not really how Apple works. They don't really research based on current technology, they like to spend time & money what could be invented. They even investigated things like "spherical wheels" [1]:
> Apple even looked into reinventing the wheel. A team within Titan investigated the possibility of using spherical wheels — round like a globe — instead of the traditional, round ones, because spherical wheels could allow the car better lateral movement.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/technology/apple-self-driving-car.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/technology/apple-self-dri...
- robotresearcher 9y agoIn case anyone is excited about spherical wheels, they have been looked at many times. They have the unappealing feature that the area of tread making contact with the road is minimized, giving bad grip and high pressure. They are used occasionally in robotics on very hard, smooth, dry surfaces.
- syntaxide 9y agoWouldn't this be fixed by adding more "tires" then?
- robotresearcher 9y agoIf adding expensive complex components is your thing, sure. The more popular option is to use regular wheels. Cars go forwards a lot and other directions very much less.