COMMENT: How to pivot autonomous drive strategies in the post-pandemic period
The disruption of COVID-19 has had a major impact on many automotive companies. Autonomous drive projects have been particularly hard hit and heavy budget cuts are set to delay Level 4 timelines even further. The common approach is to prioritise initiatives with a shorter payback period, such as electric vehicle (EV) technology and connected services, as well as to assess how COVID-19 has potentially slowed other plans and commercial deployments.