Vehicles are the next big thing for tech companies, that is why Apple and Sony are jumping in. Once they are all self-driving vehicles will become full on entertainment devices, and more importantly a boon for big data collection since they can learn every detail about a user from where they live and go, then sell that data to advertisers. Most auto makers are doing this already with the built in 3G and 4G chips in vehicles. Also as companies push more for electric vehicles, owning them will make less sense (battery replacement costs), which will drive up leases over buying, profits will sore due to turn over.
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