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There are unlabeled, very slick looking LIDAR enabled cars driving around the Mountain View area - I've been told by a few folks on HN and IRL that 'everyone kn
by mustacheemperor 3y ago
There are unlabeled, very slick looking LIDAR enabled cars driving around the Mountain View area - I've been told by a few folks on HN and IRL that 'everyone knows' they're Apple vehicles.
- ayewo 3y agoAny photos of these slick vehicles you could point to?
- mustacheemperor 3y agoUnfortunately no, and I should mention a cursory search turns up known driverless startups active in Mountain View - so I think unless any other HNster has better evidence, treat me as hearsay. I also shouldn't oversell them, the ones I've seen look 'slick' in that they are similar to other well-polished LIDAR test vehicles that aren't just a bunch of sensors bolted to a roof rack, and they're 'mysterious' in that they're unmarked.
- brcmthrowaway 3y agoProbably Ghost Automation
- AlotOfReading 3y agoFor context, this is what Apple's autonomous vehicles look like: https://dmxvlyap9srmn.cloudfront.net/article/pictures/8e1f6d4b-3e3b-4e8a-a3f9-20b4ebffff88.jpg https://dmxvlyap9srmn.cloudfront.net/article/pictures/8e1f6d... They're Lexus' with mattresses on the roof. Ghost has a weird pattern and their name on the sides of the vehicle. Nuro is uses Prius' mostly. Woven planet/Toyota tends to have slicker looking vehicles. They're the right vehicle in this picture: https://thelastdriverlicenseholder.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/woven-planet-pair.jpg https://thelastdriverlicenseholder.files.wordpress.com/2023/...
- pests 3y agoWhat is attached to the back wheel in the Apple photo?
- AlotOfReading 3y agoJust a rotary encoder.