https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/06/26/apple-buys-self-driving-startup-drive-ai/ > Apple has bought Mountain View startup Drive.ai in a move that renews questions about the tech giant’s secretive self-driving car project. > The acquisition, confirmed by an Apple spokeswoman Wednesday, comes after the autonomous vehicle startup laid off 90 California employees in a permanent closure. The layoff notices were received last week and effective June 28, according to a filing with the state Employment Development Department.