What is Software-Defined Vehicle?
A vehicle whose features and behavior are mostly controlled by software that can be updated after sale.

same hardware · new feature
An SDV is differentiated mainly by...
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In real work
On our software-defined vehicle roadmap, ship lane assist improvements OTA instead of waiting for the next model year.
In the illustration
No part is swapped; the roll advances to a new punched row and a lane-assist feature arm unfolds from the same hardware.
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