According to data from the California Department of Motor Vehicles,applesCurrently, there are 69 autonomous test vehicles and 92 test drivers in California, far more thanTesla.

The data shows that since May of this year, Apple has added an autonomous test vehicle and 16 drivers in California. Now, its autonomous driving test fleet is the third largest in California, rankingGoogleAutonomous driving subsidiary Waymo andGMBehind Cruise.

By comparison, Tesla had 22 autonomous vehicles and 86 drivers in California as of the end of July.

Data collected by Apple's autonomous vehicle fleet could help the tech giant's “Apple Car” (Apple Car) project. The project has been in the works for a while, but it has been rumored since last year that Apple is speeding up the development of the project.

So far, Apple has not applied for driverless licenses for its autonomous vehicles.