The Japanese electronics giant Sony unveiled a new prototype of its Vision-S electric vehicle on Tuesday (4) and announced the creation of a new subsidiary with the mission to explore this rapidly expanding market.
At this week’s traditional CES (Las Vegas Tech Show), the company unveiled the Vision-S 02, a new version of its first prototype, which is being street-tested.
The company, known primarily for its electronics, televisions or video game consoles — the popular Playstation — will create a subsidiary called Sony Mobility in 2022.
Through this new subsidiary, Sony seeks to “explore the possibility of investing in the electric vehicle market,” it said in a statement.
The Vision-S is packed with internal and external sensors and helps Sony test its self-driving, ie driverless, technologies.
The company is also working on the design of immersive entertainment systems.
The electric vehicle sector, however, is still small: it represents only 3% of current sales in the United States, but it generates great media interest and investment.
The American giant GM (General Motors) plans to invest more than US$ 35 billion (R$ 198.6 thousand) in electric vehicles and robots by 2025. Meanwhile, US authorities plan to spend billions to strengthen the network of charging stations or encourage individuals to abandon their polluting vehicles.
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