Report: Apple slams the brakes on electric Apple Car to focus on auto software

Apple's oft-rumored (but never confirmed) car project is reportedly being scaled back. The effort, codenamed Project Titan, will now focus on creating an autonomous driving software platform as opposed to a full-blown car, according to Bloomberg. The latest report from Bloomberg basically confirms the news organization's own suspicions back in July. At that time, Apple hired Dan Dodge, creator of BlackBerry-owned QNX automotive software platform, which Bloomberg believed signaled a stronger focus on software. However, Bloomberg said at the time that Apple was not abandoning car development, which no longer appears to be the case.