Posted 2/27/2024, 8:19:20 PM
Apple Cancels 8-Year Secret Car Project, Lays Off Hundreds from Once 5,000-Strong Initiative
- Apple is canceling its secret project to build an autonomous electric vehicle after 8 years of work
- Hundreds of employees will be laid off from the project, while some may be reassigned
- At its peak, the project had 5,000 dedicated employees, recently about 1,400
- Apple struggled to decide between building an electric car to compete with Tesla or a fully autonomous vehicle
- The project was run by various high-profile automotive executives over the years, but faced shifting priorities from Apple executives