Apple's rumored project to build a self-driving car may be gaining speed.<br />According to documents obtained by The Guardian , one of Apple's senior legal counsel, Mike Maletic, had an hour-long meeting with prominent self-driving car policymakers at the California DMV, as detailed in a Friday report .<br />Maletic reportedly met with the two co-sponsors of California's autonomous vehicle regulation program, Bernard Soriano, deputy director of the California DMV, and Stephanie Doughrety, chief of strategic planning.<br />The California DMV issues permits to automakers who wish to test self-driving cars on the public road , with permits granted to Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Google, Tesla Motors and others .<br />Last month, The Guardian reported Apple approached GoMentum Station , a highly secure self-driving car testing facility outside San Francisco.
