An electric vehicle joint venture set up by
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"We need to take different approaches than those of traditional automakers to lead innovations in mobility," Sony Honda Mobility CEO
The company is planning to utilize the metaverse, a virtual-reality space where people can socialize, work and play, and other types of entertainment in creating unique passenger experience while also adding partial self-driving capabilities, it said.
The two Japanese companies announced the venture plan in March as automakers worldwide ramp up partnerships beyond industries to cope with a rapid shift from gasoline-engine cars to electric vehicles.
Sony and Honda each have a 50 percent stake in the new venture, which is capitalized at
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