Two years later, it acquired Drive.ai, a self-driving car startup. And in 2021, Apple hired a BMW veteran who had steered the German carmaker's EV efforts.

The report detailed how Apple's COO Jeff Williams and Apple Car chief Kevin Lynch broke the news of the project's cancellation to employees: The meeting lasted about 12 minutes.

Apple’s car has been in and out of the news over the years, with a steady stream of leaks suggesting plenty of turbulence and uncertainty regarding the direction of the project.

PenLite In 1992, Apple was developing another tablet. PenLite appeared to be based on System 7.1 — the first version of Apple’s Macintosh operating system designed for PowerPC-based computers.

Key Background Apple had reportedly been developing its own autonomous electric car since 2014, seeking to enter the complex and already-competitive auto industry, though details of the project ...

Apple has reportedly scaled back its plans for a driverless car, opting for one with driver-assistance features instead. It won't be coming in 2026, either.

MotorTrend created a speculative Apple Car in 2016, treating it like an object of science fiction, then another in 2022. But as of this afternoon, that dream appears dead.

Apple has reportedly scaled back its automotive aspirations, at least for now. The company’s decade-old vehicle project has reportedly pivoted from planning a fully self-driving car to an EV ...

Apple introduced ‌digital car key support‌ in 2022, and select car brands like BMW, BYD, Hyundai/Genesis/Kia, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, and RAM have implemented support for the feature‌.