Apple reportedly talking to third-party suppliers for self-driving car sensors

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The company is looking for lidars that are smaller and cheaper than currently available units

Apple is currently in talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers of lidar sensors, intended to be used in self-driving cars, a report published in Reuters claimed. While it is not ...

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