Japan's Sony Group says it plans to launch a company this spring to explore entering the electric vehicle market.Sony's president and chairman, Kenichiro Yoshida, announced the plans Wednesday in the United States.He was speaking at the start of the CES technology conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.The new company, called Sony Mobility Inc., also aims "to make the best use of artificial intelligence and robotics technologies," Sony said in a statement.It will seek to "help realize a world where everyone can live in harmony with robots on a daily basis," the statement added.Sony said its imaging, sensing and entertainment technologies put the company in a good position "to redefine mobility," Yoshida said.Such technologies are expected to play an important part in the operations of self-driving vehicles.During his presentation, Yoshida introduced a new electric vehicle model, called the VISION-S 02.
