At the beginning of the year, Apple hit a high point with 201 drivers registered for its autonomous vehicle testing. Now data from the California DMV shows that Apple has made a significant staffing change by eliminating 56 drivers from the pilot program.
Detailed by macReports, the amount of drivers Apple has hired to help with autonomous vehicle (AV) testing has grown consistently from just under 80 in the summer of 2021 to over 200 in early 2023.
Now Apple’s latest filing with the California DMV shows that it cut just over 25% of drivers with the number dropping from 201 to 145. That brings the count back to 2020-2021 numbers.
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