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Sony Category: Vehicle Technology Company Official Site: Sony.com Wikipedia: Sony Wikipedia: Sony Honda Mobility Address: Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo, Japan 
Description: A technology conglomerate founded on 7 May 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. It changed its name to Sony in 1958. Through its joint venture with Honda called Sony Honda Mobility they are launching the Afeela marque of electric vehicles. Page Sections: History · Article Index |
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Sony page on 24 May 2024, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
A company behind the commercialization of lithium-ion battery, Sony had been exploring the possibility to manufacture the batteries for electric vehicles. In 2014, Sony participated within NRG Energy eVgo Ready for Electric Vehicle (REV) program, for EV charging parking lots. However, the company then decided to sell its lithium-ion battery business to Murata Manufacturing in 2016.
In 2015, Sony invested $842,000 in ZMP INC., drawing speculations that it is contemplating developing self-driving cars. In January 2020, Sony unveiled a concept electric car at the Consumer Electronics Show, named Vision-S, designed in collaboration with components manufacturer Magna International. At the occasion, Sony also stated its goal of developing technology for the automotive sector, especially concerning autonomous driving, sensors, and in-car entertainment.
In 2022, Sony Group and Honda launched a joint venture for their electric vehicle partnership, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), which would deliver its first electric vehicles by 2026 and sell them online, starting in the United States and Japan. The joint venture announced their new "Afeela" brand and its first prototype model at the CES 2023.
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| 19 September 2022 | Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Sony Honda Mobility Inc. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties to the venture are: Sony Group Corp, Tokyo, JAPAN; and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN. | Federal Register Notice  (text)Agency: Department of Justice Byline: Suzanne Morris Topics: Afeela, Honda, Sony |