Among them are tech companies such as Waymo, which took over Google's self - driving project last year, as well as
traditional automakers such as Toyota and BMW.
Not exact matches
Pay - per - use services
such as car - sharing and ride - hailing are starting to challenge
traditional car ownership in some in some of China's most congested cities,
such as Beijing and Shanghai, while global
automakers are starting to bill themselves as «mobility» companies that do more than just build and sell vehicles.
With
automakers here lagging behind their Western peers in making
traditional cars, the chance to catch up lies in producing technologically advanced models
such as electric vehicles.
While many
automakers lost sight of the true sports car, Mazda introduced the highly successful Miata roadster in 1990, a true two - seater sports car using the
traditional FR layout which led to other compaines
such as General Motors to produce a FR sports car based on their Kappa platform.
And a host of
traditional foes of
such government - driven fixes, including the Big Three
automakers and ConocoPhillips, now endorse it.
In addition to Tesla, the
traditional automakers will face competition from newcomers,
such as Faraday Future, the buzzy electric car startup that is debuting at CES.
This will actually be one of the most advanced partnerships that Silicon Valley has made with the carmaker and it will be the first time that Google has entered into
such a partnership including a
traditional automaker.