Just last week, I called bullshit on the 2025 launch date for the rumored Apple Car.

I sayrumoredas Apple has never publicly confirmed that they are actually making an autonomous electric vehicle.

Apples had a revolving door for staff retention at Project Titan.

Apple Car’s woes continue as 3 key staff move to flying taxi companies

Therefore I wasnt surprised to hear this week that three Project Titan employers have left Apple.

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So why the shift to aviation?

While Im not a tea leaf reader when analyzing peoples career shifts, I have a few thoughts.

While the numbers werent necessarily as high as anticipated, they still retain strong market interest.

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Hes a former President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), to Jobys Advisory Board.

This is the final threshold to begin off-ground operations.

Thus, Archer remains on track to conduct its first hover flight test in the coming weeks.

Joby eVTOL

But that definitely supersedes any Apple car timelines if we ever see a car at all.

So changing teams makes sense.

Story byCate Lawrence

Cate Lawrence is an Australian tech journo living in Berlin.

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