‘Apple Car’ team dissolved & 2025 launch may be in doubt says Ming-Chi Kuo
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the project team behind pre-production of the Apple Car has been dissolved, and without rapid reworking, the car will not make its expected 2025 launch.
Despite recent reports that Apple was likely to announce a partnership to mass produce an “Apple Car” in 2025, Ming-Chi Kuo says the date is in question. According to the analyst, there is currently no project team in place at Apple.
The Apple Car project team has been dissolved for some time. The reorganization within the next three to six months is necessary to achieve the goal of mass production by 2025.
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 15, 2022
Kuo offers no further details, so it’s not known how long the team has been disbanded, nor at what stage they were. However, in December 2021, it was reported that three “Apple Car” engineers had left for other companies.