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    Perrone Robotics’ Patent Suits Over Automated Driving Software Might Change The Case For Investing In Mazda Motor (TSE:7261)

    Simply Wall St·12/07/2025 12:15:04
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    • Perrone Robotics and its affiliate recently filed patent infringement lawsuits in U.S. federal courts against seven major automakers, including Mazda, alleging unauthorized use of their automated vehicle and robotics technologies in advanced driving systems.
    • The case spotlights how foundational software platforms for autonomy, once pioneered by a smaller specialist like Perrone, have become deeply embedded in mainstream vehicle safety and convenience features across the industry.
    • We’ll now examine how Mazda’s inclusion in this broad patent dispute over automated driving software could shape its longer-term investment narrative.

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    What Is Mazda Motor's Investment Narrative?

    To own Mazda today, you really need to believe in a steady, execution‑driven story: modest top‑line growth, a push into electrification and advanced software, and management’s ability to convert that into healthier margins after a year distorted by a large one‑off loss. The key near‑term catalysts still look centered on cost cuts to offset U.S. tariffs, uptake of newer models like the CX‑5 and plug‑in concepts, and whether earnings can move closer to the bullish growth forecasts that currently justify a relatively full earnings multiple and increased dividends. The new Perrone Robotics lawsuit adds a legal overhang, but at this stage it appears more like a background risk to Mazda’s software roadmap than something that changes the core earnings trajectory, unless it escalates into substantial licensing costs or damages.

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    Exploring Other Perspectives

    TSE:7261 Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025
    TSE:7261 Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025

    Eight Mazda fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community range from about ¥545 to a very large ¥247,182, showing how far apart individual views can be. Set that against Mazda’s current reliance on cost cuts and margin repair while a fresh software patent lawsuit quietly builds in the background, and you can see why it helps to weigh several perspectives before forming your own view.

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