Apple cuts more than 600 jobs after axing plans to create self-driving car despite spending billions on project [Video]

MEGA tech brand Apple has sacked more than 600 workers after axing its self-driving car project.

The electronics firm had spent billions on the project in the last four years, but the current staff members working on it will be canned by May.

The top-secret Apple car – which was never formally confirmed by the company– was said to be arriving this year, after rumours started to brew between 2020 and 2021.

But in 2022 its plans to mass produce the fully autonomous vehicle were delayed until 2026, after punters believed the motor would drop this year. 

Reports claimed that the tech giant’s automated vehicle would set buyers back around $100,000 (£79,153).

Nicknamed Project Titan, organizers realized their original concept of an Apple self-driving car with no steering wheel or pedals was not technologically feasible, according to Bloomberg.

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