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Survival trumps investments in mobility

Autonomous vehicle technology developers such as StradVision, whose embedded-perception software is shown above and below, could see a slowdown in industry interest as some automakers shift priorities as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers.
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Alexa St. John
May 04, 2020 04:00 AM

Autonomous, shared and electrified. Three buzzwords that once heralded the future of transportation. But, seemingly overnight, new mobility initiatives have moved into the crosshairs of an industry whose profits and forecasts have been blown up by the coronavirus pandemic.

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