WASHINGTON: Apple is reportedly scouting for locations to test its self-driving car.
For that purpose company’s engineers involved with the project met with representatives of a massive, 5,000-acre former naval base near San Francisco called GoMentum Station back in May.
GoMentum Station is owned by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, and is a major testing ground for connected and autonomous vehicles.
It’s full of highway overpasses, empty roads, tunnels, and train crossings, and companies like Acura, Mercedes-Benz, and Honda already test their own self-driving cars there. So it makes sense that Apple is interested in using the facility to test its own autonomous vehicle program.
The first real rumors of an Apple car being worked on came back in February when The Wall Street Journal reported on the so-called “Project Titan.” Since then, Apple has , and the company has snatched up talent from battery companies, Chrysler, and other car companies in an effort to bolster the project.
