Sony Group may add new technology partners to its electric vehicle project, according to Autoblog, which adds that the goal would be to create a mobility business “to transform cars from transportation machines to entertainment spaces.” Sony’s Senior General Manager Izumi Kawanishi said they see the risk of ignoring EVs “as greater than the challenge they pose.” Sony announced the creation of this new mobility unit at the CES event in Las Vegas this year. (Source: Autoblog) Read the original story…
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