software defined vehicles
SDVs are cars that can be improved or fixed by downloading new software, similar to how phones get updates.
Software defined vehicles (SDVs) are cars whose functionality and performance can be updated or changed through software, rather than hardware modifications.
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"...close the gap with the likes of Tesla and Chinese rivals in software-defined vehicles."
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"manufacturers have spent so much time developing infotainment systems and software-defined vehicles and such that they should be able to get this right and they can't."
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"The two companies have agreed to invest up to $5.8 billion in total as part of the collaboration, which is focused on developing software-defined vehicles for Western markets."
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