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Apple has fired 56 drivers who participated in its autonomous vehicle testing program. The company had 201 drivers testing its vehicles in March, but now only has 145. Despite growing its driver team since July 2021, Apple has reduced its fleet size from 67 to 66 vehicles since March. Meanwhile, the company has not yet applied to test driverless cars in California, leaving companies including Nuro, Cruise and Waymo with licences for the technology in the state. Apple is reportedly working on releasing its first electric car with partial autonomy in 2026, which could cost $100,000.
Apple reduced the number of drone drivers for the first time in two years
Apple has fired 56 drivers who participated in a program to test autonomous vehicles. Back in March, 201 drivers tested them, but currently this number is 145 people.
Apple has been growing its driver team since July 2021. Before this period, the company reduced the number of drivers by more than half.
At the same time, Apple keeps the size of its fleet at the same level. It mainly consists of Lexus SUVs. Since March, Apple has reduced the size of its fleet from just 67 to 66 cars. In all recent years, he had 66 to 69 cars.
Apple has not applied to test driverless drones in California. So far, the companies Nuro, Cruise and Waymo have such a license.
Earlier it was reported that Apple, as part of the Project Titan initiative, may release its first electric car with the function of partial autonomy in 2026. At the same time, it will cost $100,000 less.
