Apple Making a Driverless Car? Details Here!

There might be some truth behind the rumors of Apple's Project Titan, an effort to create a self-driving car.

In the documents obtained by The Guardian, it was revealed that engineers from Cupertino-based technology Hardware Company convened with authorities from GoMentum Station, a San-Francisco-based former naval base that is being redesigned to be used as a testing ground for autonomous vehicles.

In the same report, Apple Engineer Frank Fearon, who previously worked in Bay Area startup Lit Motors, was quoted as saying, "We would like to get an understanding of timing and availability for the space." The report also showed Fearon asking how they would need to coordinate about other parties who would be using the 2,100-acre base.

Fearon was also seen asking GoMentum Officials for a presentation regarding the testing ground and how its various areas can be used, as well as photos and layout.

The report, however, highlighted the fact that Apple's autonomous car might already be ready for testing as the documents also contained a message from Jack Hall, program manager for autonomous vehicles at GoMentum Station, telling to Fearon to postpone a tour but also said that "we would still like to meet in order to keep everything moving and to meet your testing schedule."

GoMentum Station has already been used by Mercedes-Benz and Honda to carry out experiments with driverless cars. As an abandoned world-war II facility with 20 miles of paved highways and city streets, the site is guarded by the military which made most officials call it the "largest secure test facility in the world," as cited by The Guardian.

The said high-level security in the area is an appealing factor for Apple which already has hundreds of engineers working in automotive technology development in a yet unknown building in Sunnyvale.

This report came after just a couple of months when Apple Senior Vice-President Jeff Williams said that "the car is the ultimate mobile device" and they are "exploring a lot of different markets."

The Guardian also pointed that Apple has been hiring automotive experts and engineers from various companies like Tesla Motors and Mercedes-Benz as well as electric car battery maker A123 Systems. Apple CEO Tim Cook has also been seen setting various meetings with car executives in recent months and is even rumored to have already toured BMW's i3 electric car assembly line in Germany last year

Meanwhile, USA Today reported that the company has also been hiring staffers with background in auto safety and powertrain systems, further providing solid evidence that Apple is working to venture in the automotive industry, one way or another.

Apple, nonetheless, declined to give any statement regarding the issue.