SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is tapping the brakes on its self-driving car project as it maps a new route, The New York Times reported. Google parent Alphabet and San Francisco-based Uber have both been working on getting self-driving cars on roads. Uber plans to deploy driverless cars for its ride-sharing services in Pittsburgh, pushing the envelope for the use of self-driving technology. It established a $300 million venture with Chinese-owned, Sweden-based Volvo Cars to develop self-driving cars for sale by 2021. Google has driven its autonomous cars some 1.5 million miles (2.4 million kilometers) with only some minor dustups.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2016 04:41 UTC