Autonomous cars have been in the spotlight over the past year as companies like Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) advance toward creating a self-driving vehicle. However, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been silently, and secretly, working on a car of its own – or so the rumors say.

The Guardian reported that the company's engineers have been communicating with Momentum Station, an old naval base in San Francisco that is being transformed into a testing space for driverless cars. Apple's secret project, dubbed Project Titan, has been making its way through the rumor mill with many speculating that the company could be much further along in the race toward completing a driverless car than expected.

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New Display System

The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Apple was working on a new display technology that draws on the sight system World War II fighter pilots used to lock in their targets while in flight.

The system would project important information onto a driver's windscreen using a head-up display (HUD). HUD is not a new concept; other companies like Garmin have already come out with systems able to beam directions out to the driver.

Shrouded In Secrecy

While most agree that Apple is working on auto technology, the question of whether a car is being developed is still hotly debated. The Wall Street Journal reported back in February that Apple had been putting together a massive project team, which suggests a car is in the works.

The fact that Apple execs have been taking trips to visit car manufacturers around the world and many of the company's high-level new hires have a great deal of auto experience have led some analysts to conclude that the electronics giant will be unveiling an autonomous car in the coming years.

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