Apple joins driverless car test applicants

A visitor presses the new Apple's CarPlay touch-screen commands inside the Volvo Estate concept car displayed at the Swedish carmaker during the press day of the Geneva Motor Show in Geneva on March 4, 2014. Apple has joined the dozens of tech companies seeking to test self-driving cars in California. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant has long been rumored to be working on its own autonomous vehicle as part of an initiative called Project Titan, but has never confirmed its plans. However, the company appeared Friday on the state's Department of Motor Vehicle's list of approved applicants to test autonomous vehicles. That list had already included companies such as Tesla, Google and Uber, along with car makers including BMW, Ford, Honda and Volkswagen.