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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by sureglymop on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @05:38PM (#39110960)
Apple already have a global scale mesh network that's used for e.g. AirTags. iPhones are just absolutely everywhere, they have the true internet of things.

I imagine that could be very interesting for self driving technology.

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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by comboy on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @06:20PM (#39111397)
"Thanks to our best sensors yet, Apple Car will not run over any person wearing any Apple product" (applause)
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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by madeofpalk on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @06:14PM (#39111338)
Why is that interesting? How are AirTags useful for cars?
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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by fragmede on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @09:35PM (#39112934)
Having one in your car so when it gets stolen you know where it is, is pretty useful.
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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by blinding-streak on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:48AM (#39114390)
This is already standard in upscale new cars. My 3 year old Subaru SUV has this built in to the Subaru Mobile app. GM OnStar has been doing this for a decade plus.
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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by madeofpalk on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @04:39AM (#39115445)
Well, you don't really need to make a whole car for that.
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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by m463 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:16PM (#39113189)
this might be the away-from-homepod
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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by kelnos on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:06AM (#39114181)
> iPhones are just absolutely everywhere

... in the US. iPhone market share is much lower in other countries. I do wonder if it's low enough to affect things like their Find My network.

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Re:Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays l... by int_19h on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:37PM (#39120981)
iPhones are much less pervasive outside of US.
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