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Executives told the 2,000 employees on the EV team that they'll be moved to roles around the company's generative AI products, according to Bloomberg. Some may soon be laid off, the outlet reported.
But this isn't the first time Apple abandoned a project.
Here are 6 products the tech giant abandoned before they got the chance to hit the market:
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The Frankenstein machine
Former Apple CEO Gilbert R. Amelio (R) and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on stage in 1996.MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images
The 90s precursor to the iPhone
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A charger for three devices — at once.
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The MagSafe charger that never was.
Apple never announced its "Magic Charger," but several people who managed to obtain it posted images of the unreleased device to Twitter (now X).Courtesy of @KosutamiSan
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Apple's forgotten i-HDTV?
Instead of an HD display, Apple's television ambitions pivoted to the AppleTV box (pictured).Apple via The Washington Post
Project Titan ran out of gas.
Apple envisioned a fully-autonomous electric vehicle, but decided to call it quits once the project looked like it had run out of road.EDGAR SU/Reuters