Apple received a permit to test driverless vehicles on public roads in California in 2017, and this permit was valid until April 30, 2025. However, last month, the company decided to withdraw this decision early, resulting in Apple losing the right to test autonomous cars in the state on September 27 this year.

As noted in the MacReports post, Apple notified the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) of its decision by phone on September 25, and a few days later the previously granted permit for testing unmanned vehicles was withdrawn by that department. . Although no official comments have been made on such information, it is believed that by February this year Apple decided to shorten the program for the development of its own electric cars and autopilot systems, which are part of the initiative under the conditional name Project. Titan.

Billions of US dollars have been spent on related needs for several years of development, but Apple’s current management has admitted that this line of business is not promising. It is believed that the freed personnel resources will be directed to the development of artificial intelligence technologies. As of May of this year, characteristically, 68 cars and 15 drivers participating in tests in the state of California were considered Apple. According to the media, these were mostly Lexus crossovers equipped with additional equipment for autonomous control.