Apple Layoff 600 employees fired after Halting Car and Smartwatch Projects

Apple Layoff : There has been a major layoff at tech giant Apple. According to a report, Apple has fired more than 600 employees in California. This decision has been taken as part of shutting down the car and smartwatch display projects. This also means that the Apple car project is now surrounded by uncertainties. NDTV quoted Bloomberg as saying this. Report Published. Information about the layoff of employees has been received from the filing of California Employment Development Department.

According to the report, 87 of the laid-off employees worked on next-generation screen development. The remaining employees were associated with Apple’s car project and worked in different buildings of the company. The report says that Apple started shutting down both projects at the end of February.

One of the reasons for cancelling the car project is said to be the cost involved. Officials could not take a concrete decision regarding this project. Engineering, supplier and cost related challenges are being cited as the reason for closing the display program.

According to reports, 371 employees have been laid off from Apple’s main car office in Santa Clara, California. Apart from this, layoffs have also been done from many satellite offices. The company has also shifted many employees associated with the car project to other departments like Artificial Intelligence and Personal Robotics.

An Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the number of employees laid off.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Apple had changed its plans to launch an electric vehicle (EV). The project, which began nearly a decade ago, is unlikely to launch before 2028. There were reports that the company’s board put pressure on its management after it spent millions of dollars on hardware and software without a prototype.