Sony announced that the Vision-S electric vehicle is maneuvering through the roads. The Japanese mega technology company is in the process of finalizing the tests on this prototype electric car to reach the desired level of perfection. The company revealed this in a technology meeting called CES 2021 and that the test runs are ongoing in Austria. These tests will enable the company to assess the prototype’s technical potential and analyze how to advance the electric car model’s safety. The completion of these tests will determine the company’s next step. The company also plans to conduct more test drives in other areas to ensure that it is plausible for use globally.
The company pointed out that the car has a pair of 200-kilowatt motors to boost the running of the car, with the entire vehicle weighing 2350 kilograms. The vehicle has 40 detectors to observe the car’s safety and facilitate operations like parking and reversing. Since Sony is a company dealing in electronics and technology, the prototype is like the company’s mega plan or expansion strategy to channel more revenue sources for the company. The company stated that the project would outline the future aspirations of its venturing mobility technology on its website. The company is partnering with Magna Steyr, which develops electric vehicles. The head of this company, Frank Klein, called this project the beginning of more projects in this joint venture.
The entourage of Sony into the electric vehicle industry is a strategic move that comes amid the growing rivalry and channeling of resources by the other industry operators to compete with Tesla. Tesla infiltrated the electric vehicle market with close to 500000 vehicles last year. Elsewhere, Volkswagen Group announced that it generated over 100000 battery-electric vehicles ramping up from the previous year’s 45000. Moreover, the company sold over 75000 plug-in hybrids doubling the previous year’s sales. The chief executive of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Ralf Brandstätter, stated that the sales are on a profit high and they anticipate this trend to proceed over the coming years.
He explained that they are ascending to the leadership of battery electric vehicles’ production if they continue with the outlined strategies. Elsewhere, the chief executive of Daimler, Ola Källenius, articulated that the transportation industry is switching to models that are less emissive with advanced and innovative technology. Ola pointed out that the industry is on the verge of changing to clean energy technology. The electrification and digitization of systems and operations will realign the transportation industry to become a hive of profits.
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