In a newly released regulatory filing, Apple disclosed that its layoffs at its self-driving car effort hit mostly engineers and their managers.
The company is cutting the jobs of dozens of engineers and project managers.self-driving carOf the 190 people laid off by the iPhone maker, 33 were hardware engineers, 22 were software engineers, and 31 were product design engineers, according to a letter the company submitted to the California Employment Development Department. Another 46 people had managerial titles, including engineering project managers and software development managers, according to the letter.
"The layoff is expected to be permanent," Pam Oyanagi, a senior employee relations consultant at Apple, said in the letter."All affected employees have been notified of their separation dates and that their separation from employment will be permanent." The layoffs affected employees at company offices in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, according to Oyanagi's letter, which was dated February 14. The company planned to notify affected employees on February 15 and the layoffs are due to take effect on April 16, according to the letter.
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