Special report | Changing lanes
A changing car industry should result in more choice and better motoring
The future may be hard for some, but for others it could be as bright as a shiny new car
Since the first motorist sparked up a Benz Patent Motorwagen, little has changed. Cars powered by an ICE and carrying four or five passengers have done the same job for 130 years. Several firms that flourished at the outset (including Peugeot and what became Mercedes-Benz) survive. But electrification, tech and autonomous driving may now upend an industry used only to slow change.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “Changing lanes”
From the April 22nd 2023 edition
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