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Gurman did not provide any additional details about the new chip, saying only that the quad-M2 Ultra SoC’s development was nearly complete when the wheels fell off of the vehicle project. Apple tends to develop chips that can be used across several device lineups, so we could see a quad M2 Ultra powering an Apple device sometime in the near future. As the project’s engineers were reassigned to other Apple projects, the powerful SoC could make an appearance. One reader asked Gurman if Apple would sell or license the technology it developed for its vehicle project. Gurman replied that he doesn’t believe Apple would offer any of the technology to other firms; rather, it’s more likely to keep the tech for use in its future products of its own. He said that could include artificial intelligence, advanced silicon, and the “safetyOS” microkernel operating system that was developed for the vehicle project. Even so, Apple could sell a few more material assets related to the Apple Car project, such as its Arizona test track or its powertrain technology. Another reader asked, “Do you see big changes in Apple CarPlay moving forward where maybe they were holding back some of the features to release on an Apple Car?”