TechApple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips

Apple’s self-driving car effort never truly got off the ground, yet the project may have helped create the company’s current strength in AI performance. Early work on the platform showed Apple that powerful on-device AI processing would be necessary. The car processor itself was never completed, but the program appears to have influenced the development of Apple’s chips and their capabilities.

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