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28 February 2024
1) Apple kills its electric car after 10 years development
The New York Times, 27 February 2024
Apple has canceled its plans to release an electric car with self-driving abilities, a secretive product that had been in the works for nearly a decade.
The company told employees in an internal meeting on Tuesday that it had scrapped the project and that members of the group would be shifted to different roles, including in Apple’s artificial intelligence division, according to a person briefed on the discussion, who requested anonymity because the announcement was not public.
As part of the restructuring, Kevin Lynch, an executive who had been involved in the car project, will report to John Giannandrea, the company’s head of artificial intelligence strategy, the person said.
2) Mercedes Benz ditches plan to sell only EVs by 2030
Business Insider, 23 February 2024
Mercedes-Benz is moving away from its ambitious plans for EVs by 2030.
The carmaker walked back that goal during an earnings call this week, however.
A Q4 statement from Mercedes says EV sales in 2030 will be more like 50% of its fleet.
It looks like Mercedes-Benz won’t live up to its goal to be all-electric by 2030.
In 2021, the German carmaker announced plans only to sell electric vehicles — “where market conditions allow” — by 2030. It now seems that market conditions aren’t going to allow that.
