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Apple Cancels Work on Electric Car, Ending Decadelong Effort (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

For many options in cars, the sensors and electronics are already built in but disabled in software. It's cheaper to build while optimizing profit with options.