Reports have mounted recently that Apple, having given up (for now) on its Apple Car project, has turned to self-driving software instead.

Indeed, following several revelations from within California, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, even confirmed the company’s ambitions with self-driving software for automobiles. Up to this point, however, what Apple planned to do with that software remained a mystery. But it looks like the first pin has been set into Apple’s plans.

JUST IN: Hertz shares up 15% after report says Apple working to manage small autonomous fleet with it https://t.co/lTMSNPQ71V — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) June 26, 2017

Today, CNBC tweeted that Apple will be working with the rental car company Hertz in an effort to launch a self-driving fleet of vehicles. Unfortunately, at the time of publication there wasn’t much information being shared, other than Hertz’ shares going up 15% in light of the news.

It’s worth noting that, earlier in the day, it was confirmed that Alphabet (parent company of Google) will be working with Avis –another rental car company– in their own self-driving interests.

Bloomberg sourced the news earlier today, saying that Apple is leasing “a small fleet” of vehicles from Hertz, itself noting that it’s a move that echoes the similar pacing from Alphabet and Avis. The report also states that the Lexus-branded vehicles that have been seen testing Apple’s software were leased from Hertz’ Donlen fleet-management unit:

“The iPhone maker is leasing Lexus RX450h sport-utility vehicles from Hertz’s Donlen fleet-management unit, according to documents released recently by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. When Apple received its license to test three autonomous vehicles from the state’s DMV in April, the documents listed Donlen as the lessor and Apple as the lessee.”

[via CNBC