文檔公開 蘋果自動駕駛系統曝光!

Apple has been granted a permit to test self-driving cars by the California Department of Motor Vehicles but the company has never said anything about its plan.

蘋果公司已經獲得了加利福尼亞州車輛管理局允許其進行自動駕駛汽車測試的許可，但此前該公司從未提起過此項計劃。

The application documents released give some clues about the company's highly secret self-driving effort, which included a 10-page training plan that appeared to be related to operators taking back manual control of the car during automated driving exercises of the system, which it calls a development platform.

最近發佈的申請文件披露了該公司在自動駕駛方面進行的一些高度機密的工作，其中包括一份10頁的培訓計劃，似乎有關操作員在系統的自動駕駛測試過程中拿回車輛的手動控制權，蘋果把這一系統稱作開發平臺。

"The development platform will be controlled electronically (e.g. joystick) and safety drivers must be ready to intervene and take control," the document reads.

文件中寫道：“開發平臺將由電子系統(例如操作杆)進行控制，安全駕駛員必須時刻準備干預並控制系統。”

The document highlights different scenarios to be tested, from high speed driving and tight U-turns to lane changes.

該文件強調要測試不同的駕駛場景，從高速駕駛到緊急U型轉彎再到變換車道等。

One letter sent from Apple to the state Department of Motor Vehicles noted that Apple's development platform "will have the ability to capture and store relevant data before a collision occurs."

此外，一份蘋果公司致美國加州機動車管理局的信函稱，蘋果的開發平臺“將能夠在發生碰撞之前捕獲和存儲相關數據。”

The document does not include detail on how Apple's self-driving platform actually works or other technical details. It also does not say what kind of sensors are found on Apple's three permitted vehicles, all 2015 Lexus model RX450h.

這份文件並未透露蘋果公司無人駕駛平臺實際工作細節或其它技術細節。它也沒有說明蘋果公司被允許上路測試的三輛汽車採用何種類型的傳感器，這三輛汽車全部是2015款雷克薩斯RX450h。

The permit does not necessarily mean that Apple itself is building a full car. Apple could instead be designing a self-driving platform that can be integrated into other manufacturer's cars.

這一許可並不一定意味着蘋果自己在製造整車。蘋果也可能是在設計一個可以裝配到其它廠商的汽車裏的自動駕駛平臺。