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Apple Car, With Wave of Recent Departures, Faces Make-or-Break 2022

Going on eight years, the car project needs to hire and hold onto the right people in order to realize its goal of a truly autonomous car.

The Apple Park in Cupertino, California, U.S.

Photographer: Sam Hall/Bloomberg
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​​​​It’s hard to believe we’re approaching year eight of Apple’s work on a self-driving car. For all the fits and starts, 2022 could prove to be the project’s most pivotal.