Though it looks like a generic sedan with some luxury touches, the company is promoting it as a tech platform built for automation.
Honda and Sony joined forces in 2022 to form Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) in a bid to take on the top electric vehicle brands. Despite slowing sales for EVs and
Sony and Honda's Afeela 1 EV launches with advanced tech and entertainment for $89,900. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson gives his takeaways.
The technology and entertainment features are sublime, but the execution was less than perfect when we tried them out. Even so, there was plenty of 'wow' factor here.
TECH giants Sony have teamed up with Honda to unveil their first ever car that they liken to “a relaxing place like a living room”. The exciting new motor was on display at this year’s Consumer
The Afeela 1 Origin and Signature trims are available to reserve in California for $200, with deliveries anticipated to start in 2026.
Sony's Afeela 1 EV is here, offering 482 horsepower, autonomous features, and high-end entertainment—available for preorder, but only in California for now.
Sony offers an in-car streaming service called RIDEVU with access to over 2,000 of its movies, which is currently offered on the VinFast VF 8. Neither of these are "new" trends in the automotive industry, but the Afeela will have a unique screen on the exterior that will display messages to other vehicles. So, that's something.
Sony has been keen to extend the wiry tentacles of its entertainment empire into one of the last places people can get the hell away from media—the car. Honda, which lately is on a journey to discover the power of friendship, is helping Sony achieve this ...
Honda and Sony want to launch an electric car on the market in 2026. The initial key figures are surprisingly modest.
Sony and Honda's Afeela electric car is almost here, and it'll pack most of the features the two partner companies have promised.
Need a quick history lesson? Sony was originally founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. It went through the Walkman and the Discman, and in 1994, it introduced the first-ever PlayStation. It also released a range of robot dogs between 1999 and 2006, and yep, now it’s building cars.