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Apple has new self-driving car hardware covered with iPod-style white plastic (AAPL)

Apple's self-driving cars have a new array of sensors, according to video tweeted by self-driving car startup founder MacCallister Higgins on Tuesday.

Apple's self-driving cars have a new array of sensors, according to video tweeted by Voyage cofounder MacCallister Higgins on Tuesday.

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According to the video, Apple has a new array of sensors with which it's equipping its fleet of self-driving cars.

The sensor rack spotted in Higgins' video is covered in Apple-style white plastic, and sports a lot of different sensors, including six Velodyne Lidar sensors, according to his tweets.

He said that it looks like the Velodyne sensors only can capture 280-degrees of data, instead of the full 360-degrees they can capture when set up differently on other cars.

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Check it out:

Going to need more than 140... @ MacCallister Higgins

Here's what previous versions of the sensor array looked like:

Here's the car that #Apple'... @ Alex Webb

According to documents filed with the California DMV earlier this year, Apple is currently operating a fleet of three Lexus SUVs to test its self-driving car software. Apple also plans to operate a self-driving shuttle using the technology, according to The New York Times.

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In 2016, Apple reportedly drastically scaled back its car ambitions, codenamed "Project Titan," from building a complete vehicle to focusing on the self-driving component.

See any interesting sensors on Apple's car? Email the author at kleswing@businessinsider.com

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