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Apple had reportedly assembled a team to secretly work on “Project Titan,” the company’s internal code-name for its automobile project.

Numerous reports have stated that the company was working toward producing a fully electric car with next-generation features that would include advanced self-driving technology.

Apple is already falling behind in this area, considering how many millions of miles self-driving car solutions have recorded on public roads from rival companies at this point, but Apple rarely concerns itself with being first to market when developing new products and solutions.

According to reports that Apple initially assembled a team of about 1,000 employees to develop, build and release a car by 2020. But, Bloomberg says the team’s primary goal has changed, they will have to develop an autonomous driving solution and prove its feasibility by the end of next year.

The report says Apple executives had imagined creating a car that could recognize the driver based on biometric fingerprint. Apple was considering designs that didn’t even include a steering wheel or pedals, such that the vehicle was fully autonomous.

If the “feasibility” of the technology is affirmed, it seems likely that Apple will have to decide how it wants to make the hardware once again, potentially through a partnership with an existing auto-manufacturer.

 

Apple’s public-facing involvement with the car revolves around the CarPlay media interface and new proactive features in iOS 10 that help users find their parked car.