Apple will abandon its electric car research and development plan, and the team will turn to generative AI

#热门话题 #人工智能 PA News February 28, according to Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, Apple will abandon an electric car manufacturing plan that has lasted for 10 years. Apple disclosed the news internally on Tuesday, surprising nearly 2,000 employees involved in the project, people familiar with the matter said. It is reported that Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams and Vice President Kevin Lynch, who is responsible for this work, made this decision jointly. The duo informed employees that the project would begin to be tapered off, with many employees from the auto manufacturing team being transferred to the artificial intelligence unit led by executive John Giannandrea. These employees will focus on generative artificial intelligence projects, an increasingly important priority for the company. At the same time, there are hundreds of hardware engineers and car designers on the Apple car team. They may also apply for jobs with other teams. The company will lay off employees, but it's unclear how many will be laid off. $XRP