Sony to launch firm to explore making electric cars
The Japanese firm, better known for its TVs and video game consoles, will create the Sony Mobility subsidiary in spring 2022 as it weighs entering the field.
Sony chief executive officer Kenichiro Yoshida unveiled at the CES tech show in Las Vegas the Vision-S 02, a new version of the firm's first prototype that has begun road testing.
Through this new branch, the electronics giant "intends to explore entry into the EV market," it said in a statement.
The Vision-S is packed with internal and external sensors and is used by Sony to test its autonomous driving technologies.
The company is also working on entertainment systems.
The electric vehicle sector is still small, accounting for only about three percent of current sales in the United States but it is attracting a lot of interest and investment.
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