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Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported today that “Japanese car software is 5 years behind overseas”. According to “SDV maturity” data released by US market research firm Mobility Global, Volvo is tied with Tesla and NIO and received the highest “5 level” evaluation. Meanwhile, Japan's top three car companies — Honda, Toyota, and Nissan — all had the worst “SDV maturity” level 1. Level 5: Volvo, Tesla, NIO; Level 4: Ideal, Xiaopeng, Xiaomi, BMW; Level 3: Geely, BYD; Level 2: Mercedes, Hyundai; Level 1: Honda, Toyota, Nissan.

Zhitongcaijing·10/08/2026 06:25:03
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Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported today that “Japanese car software is 5 years behind overseas”. According to “SDV maturity” data released by US market research firm Mobility Global, Volvo is tied with Tesla and NIO and received the highest “5 level” evaluation. Meanwhile, Japan's top three car companies — Honda, Toyota, and Nissan — all had the worst “SDV maturity” level 1. Level 5: Volvo, Tesla, NIO; Level 4: Ideal, Xiaopeng, Xiaomi, BMW; Level 3: Geely, BYD; Level 2: Mercedes, Hyundai; Level 1: Honda, Toyota, Nissan.