The company is focusing on autonomous systems, Cook told Bloomberg Television on June 5. (https://bloom.bg/2rWfvOR)

"We're not really saying from a product point of view, what we will do ... it's a core technology that we view as very important," Cook said in the interview.

A late entrant to the self-driving race, Apple secured a permit in April to test autonomous vehicles in California and has recruited dozens of auto experts.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)