Both projects had massive, secret teams that no longer have positions with Apple.

These layoffs were reported in filings to the California Employment Development Department.

Apple did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment.

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The death of theApple Carproject is taking hundreds of jobs with it.

It was rumored to be fully autonomous, but the project hit countless delays.

Former employees working on the Apple Car were even convicted for stealingsecrets about the project.

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Apple customizes the displays in its products, but theyre based on designs from LG and Samsung.

However, this effort was scrapped as well.

The remaining employees on these teams were reportedly thrown intoApples generative AI effort.

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However, Apple has historically differentiated itself by bucking trends and innovating on new technologies that dont exist yet.

The Vision Pro is a modern example of this, but other hardware projects are being scrapped.

Apple seems to believe it needs to catch up on generative AI or it will be left behind altogether.

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