softbank expects mass production driverless two

Son, who made his name for investing early in startups such as China’s Alibaba Group had said he will continue to take stakes in public companies he thinks are frontrunners in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. It has also funded the autonomous driving business of China’s Didi Chuxing.Īutomakers and tech companies, including Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and Tesla Inc, have been investing heavily in the autonomous driving industry. While in the first year the production of. SoftBank has stake in self-driving car maker Cruise, which is majority owned by General Motors Co, and has been testing self-driving cars in California. STOCKHOLM: SoftBank Group Corp chief executive Masayoshi Son said on Friday he expects mass production of self-driving vehicles to start in two years. The automobile will become a real supercomputer with four wheels.” While in the first year the production of units won’t be in millions, in the next several years the cost per mile in fully autonomous cars will become very cheap, Son said, speaking at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Friday he expects mass production of self-driving vehicles to start in two years. By fiscal year 2023, Level 4 self-driving buses that are powered by Estonias Auve Tech and are backed by SoftBank Group are expected to be on Japanese. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Friday he expects mass production of self-driving vehicles to start in two years.

Softbank expects mass production driverless two