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How to spot Apple’s self-driving cars in the wild

Posted April 14, 2017 | Apple car | Apple Maps | autonomous car | California | driving | Google | GPS | Lexus | Lexus RX450h | LiDAR | Mac | News | Project Titan | self driving car | Tim Cook


Tim Cook and Apple are getting serious about the auto industry.
Photo: Tim Cook/Twitter

Apple finally received permission from the California DMW to test self-driving cars on public roads this week, but spotting an Apple Car in the wild won’t be easy for fans.

Instead of making its own automobile for the streets, Apple will simply be testing its autonomous vehicle software using other company’s cars. Apple has permission to only drive three cars, so spotting them in the wild might be tough.

Here’s what to look for:

The Whip

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The 2015 Lexus RX450h is Apple vehicle of choice.
Photo: Lexus

Instead of using the same Ford vans it drove around to collect mapping data, Apple upgraded its rides with a dose of luxury. A DMV spokesperson informed the Financial Times that Apple is licensed to drive three 2015 Lexus RX450h cars (pictured above).

The color of the Lexuses wasn’t revealed, but we’re guessing they’ll stick to all white like on the vans or maybe go with jet black.

The Sensors

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These are the sensors Apple used on its mapping vans
Photo: Business Insider/Stephen Smith

The tell-tale sign that you’ve ran into a self-driving Apple car will be located on the top of the vehicle. Apple will need GPS to see where it’s going and Lidar sensors to detect other cars, people and objects on the road.

Other hardware will probably be mounted on the roof too like in the van pictured above. Apple may find a more visually appealing solution that integrates most of the sensors into one unit, kind of like with Google’s self-driving vans.

Apple’s self-driving cars are only registered to drive in the state of California and there are only six drivers. Apple fans that don’t live in the Golden State, will never run into one. But if you do live in California and come across a  Lexus RX450h with a bunch of weird stuff on the roof, snap some photos and send them to us.

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