Nissan Motor on Thursday said it plans to launch driverless ride-hailing and ride-sharing services in coming years, as the automaker looks beyond making and selling cars to survive an industry being quickly transformed by new services.
Automakers are leveraging expertise in automated driving functions for mass-market cars to develop mobility services, as they compete with tech firms such as Alphabet (GOOGL, +0.99%) and Uber Technologies in the fast-growing “pay-per-ride” market which threatens to hit demand for car ownership.
