Is it doubtful that the Apple car team has been disbanded and the new car will be unveiled in 2025?

According to foreign media reports, Apple analyst Guo Mingyi revealed on Twitter that the Apple car project team has been disbanded for "some time" and that the team needs to be reorganized in the next three to six months. to achieve the goal of launching and mass-producing Apple cars in 2025.

Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said in January that Apple's auto project had entered a "year of success or failure" after the departure of Joe Bass, head of software engineering project management for Apple's auto team. Apple's internal goal is to launch self-driving cars within four years, five to seven years earlier than some engineers expected, but whether Apple can launch a new car in 2025 will depend on the progress of its self-driving system.

Guo Mingyi said that the project team behind Apple's pre-production has been disbanded and that if it is not restructured quickly, Apple will not be able to go on sale in 2025. Despite recent reports that Apple may announce a partnership with other companies to mass-produce its "Apple car" in 2025, Guo Mingyi said the exact date of Apple's mass production is uncertain. Mr. Guo did not provide further details, so it is unclear how long Apple's team has been disbanded or what stage the project is at. In December 2021, it was reported that three "Apple car" engineers had left and joined other companies.

In 2020, John Giannandrea, Apple's head of artificial intelligence and Siri, oversaw Apple's car development. Kevin Lynch was in charge of Apple's car project in September 2021 after several executives and engineers left. Lynch joined Apple in 2013 after leading the development of Flash at Adobe. Lynch is the vice president of technology at Apple and has played an important role in the research and development of Apple Watch and health features over the years. Although Lynch has no relevant experience in the auto industry, Apple has hired a number of executives from the auto industry, including former executives from Tesla and BMW.

Not only that, it is reported that two of Apple's suppliers are preparing to produce cars to win Apple's car business. Foxconn plans to produce electric cars in North America by 2023. Last year, Foxconn confirmed that it was looking for new plant sites across the United States and Mexico. Lixun has reached a cooperation with Chery to produce electric cars, which is of great significance to Apple because it can help Apple enter the Chinese market.

It is reported that analysts expect Apple cars to enter mass production in the next year or two. However, industry insiders say it is too early for Apple to conduct the necessary road tests.

It is reported that the Apple car team seems to have been disbanded or reorganized before. Apple suspended hiring for the team in 2016 after an Apple executive was dissatisfied with the progress of building the car.