Is Apple Building a Cockpit for Project Titan?

Apple has been in the news a lot lately, but the latest rumors say the company is likely working on a heads-up display (HUD) similar to what you’d find in the cockpit of a jet.

Apple’s Rumored Heads-Up Display

This latest batch of rumors comes from Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry. According to Chowdhry, Apple is working on a heads-up display that will cover between 27 to 50 inches of screen real estate, which will undoubtedly span across a vehicle’s entire windshield.

This HUD will give drivers pertinent information while they are driving through the use of “vivid” icons. Chowdhry also indicated that the system will be gesture controlled. This will allow users to maintain their attention on the road since their eyes will never leave the windshield.

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Reusing Technology

Apple hasn’t commented on the rumors, which isn’t surprising. According to Chowdhry, the HUD still has quite some time before it will see mass-production. Although rumors of Apple’s self-driving cars means that the company can’t be too far off either.

The technology being developed in this project can also be used for several other projects as well. The curved-screen technology is equipped with sensors and could be used in TVs or a number of other devices the company could be working on. Chowdhry says that this is the “early stage of something that could be a lot bigger.”

Credibility

Rumors are rumors though, and so far Chowdhry is the only analyst reporting that Apple is working on a HUD, so all of this should be taken with a grain of salt.

Apple executive Jeff Williams has called cars the “ultimate mobile device,” so the idea that they are developing a HUD isn’t entirely farfetched. Many auto manufacturers are working on self-driving cars along with bigger and better technology to put inside them.

Project Titan is what Apple is calling its own self-driving car project that is currently being tested at an old navy base. Apple’s new HUD could very well be an important part of Project Titan and could help give it an edge over companies like Google, Tesla, BMW, Honda, and other automotive manufacturers who are also working on self-driving cars.