The U.S. has used tariffs and security rules to keep Chinese cars off dealer lots. Alphabet’s robotaxi company appears to be buying them by the boatload.
  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    17·
    3 months ago

    So cheap cars are out there and the corporations are grabbing them all up before the citizens. Now that capitalism is in it’s last death throes they need to amass even more power and control before it all explodes and comes crashing down.

  • MrSulu@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    Can Americans buy 2nd hand Chinese EVs or will these then become recycling nightmares as a giant outfit cuts every possible corner in a very loosly regulated area?

  • eicker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    3 months ago

    Unpopular opinion: Google’s approach actually makes sense here. The value isn’t the rolling metal box, it’s the autonomous driving stack. If Zeekr can build a high quality EV platform more cheaply, why reinvent it? Buy the best chassis, replace the electronics you don’t trust, and focus engineering effort where your competitive advantage actually is.

  • TIEPilot@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
    816·
    3 months ago

    Rolling spy machines… No worries in 2027 its coming to American cars.