Tim Cook
Tim Cook is driving Apple into new areas with AI and mixed reality.
  • Apple just called it quits on its secretive electric vehicle project.
  • A new report claimed the company was dropping the project after 10 years.
  • It's little surprise though: Apple has AI and mixed reality to tackle.

The world was quite different when Apple quietly started its electric vehicle project in 2014.

The zero-interest-rate policy (ZIRP) era was in its heyday; the iPhone 6 was fresh enough not to feel incremental to consumers, and the problems of a supply chain wrapped up in China only appeared in glimpses.