Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips

Apple’s canceled self-driving car project helped advance the on-device AI technology behind its Neural Engine and M-series chips. The company is now accelerating development of the M7 and may use the M7 Ultra in a powerful new server product.

苹果的自动驾驶汽车项目虽然最终失败，却推动了端侧人工智能技术的发展，并为神经网络引擎和M系列芯片奠定了基础。苹果目前正加快开发M7芯片，并可能将M7 Ultra用于一款强大的新型服务器产品。