Sony surprises with an electric concept car called the Vision-S

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054270/sony-vision-s-electric-concept-car-ev-announcement-ces-2020

by braythwayt • 7 years ago

25 4 7 years ago

lykr0n• 7 years ago

Ok, this is cool.

I wonder what the titans of the industry- Ford, Toyota, Kia, Honda, and so on think about this. ICE cars are complex marvels of engineering, but electric cars are quite simple compared to them. You slap a set of electric motors to a body and add a battery and some furnishings. Most complex system is the ECU and driving systems, which are all electronic and software.

Makes me wonder if we'll see a Samsung car (considering Samsung makes Fighter Jets, Tanks, and other heavy industry products)

arthuryip• 7 years ago

Samsung made cars before, but sold the company to Renault: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Samsung_Motors

scarlac• 7 years ago

Keep in mind this is a concept car. Most companies never do anything with their concepts, and if they do it never looks anything like what they showed. Recently Dyson sadly announced they gave up on their EV attempts.

However, I hope I'll be wrong. There is room for more players in the EV market.

tibbydudeza• 7 years ago

New players that have never built an ICE car before can now enter the market and consumers would not be too bothered with it.

Outsource basic car engineering platform to another supplier like Lotus (Tesla) , electric drivetrain from somebody like Ricardo and then get it actually build by contract manufacturer like Valmet and you just do the overall design without needing to build a Gigafactory.

I wonder if Apple will reconsider restarting Project Titan ???.

Sony surprises with an electric concept car called the Vision-S

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