In-Car Experiences Will Shift From Driving to Entertainment
Andrew Chen · What's Next in Consumer Startups? · Dec 8, 2018 · at 16:27
Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, predicts how software platforms will evolve around connected and autonomous vehicles.
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“And of course, we're going to have to completely redesign our in-car experience in the coming years to be less about driving and more about all the things that you'd want to do while you're going from point A to point B.”
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