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Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips
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TL;DR
- Apple's early self-driving car program, though unfinished, spurred the creation of the Neural Engine for on-device AI processing.
- The Neural Engine debuted with the iPhone X and A11 Bionic, initially powering computer vision tasks.
- Apple extended its AI hardware leadership by incorporating the Neural Engine into M-series chips for desktops.
- Future AI hardware strategy includes significant Neural Engine upgrades in the upcoming M7 chip, slated for release in early 2027.
- The M7 Ultra is expected to support a new server product with up to 1.5TB of RAM.