# 'Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars'

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [September 22, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986 "2017-09-22T00:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986/1 "2017-09-22T00:26:37Z")

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> **[Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/technology/former-apple-engineers-driverless-cars.html)**
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> The Silicon Valley start-up Aeva is developing new sensors that could significantly improve how autonomous vehicles see the road.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986/2 "2017-09-22T13:09:53Z")

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I’ve said this several times in this forum. The technology is still evolving. And it’s still a few years before it’s ready for primetime.

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986/3 "2017-09-22T14:01:22Z")

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I agree. And it may be more than a few years…

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/former-apple-engineers-working-on-new-eyes-for-driverless-cars/107986/4 "2017-09-22T16:59:16Z")

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Earliest estimate for the general public is 2025. Some say 2030