Why creating software-defined vehicles is ‘costly, painful and intense'

Renault CEO Luca de Meo, at the Geneva International Motor Show on Feb. 26, wants the automaker to launch its first software-defined vehicle in 2026. (BLOOMBERG)

March 02, 2024 05:00 AM

The software-defined vehicle is easy to envisage but, as car companies are finding out, very difficult to execute.

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