The Afeela EV joint venture, leveraging Sony's software and Honda's manufacturing, is expected to launch in mid-2026 in the U.S. With moderate growth expectations, coupled with margin expansion ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) tend to be at the forefront of high-tech minimalist cabins, and the 2026 Afeela 1—the brainchild of Sony and Honda's joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM)—is no exception.

"This expanded collaboration between SHM and Qualcomm Technologies is set to redefine SHM’s vision by delivering AFEELA vehicles that are smart, connected, and truly reflective of Sony's legacy ...

But while preordering has opened, there’s a catch. For the time being, the Afeela 1 will only be available for preorder in California. If the Afeela 1 was intended as a showcase for semi ...

Sony and Honda's joint venture reveals the Afeela 1 electric vehicle, opening pre-orders at CES 2025. Starting at $89,900, the luxurious sedan includes advanced tech like Level 2+ driver ...

The joint venture of the two Japanese behemoths forms the brand called Afeela, which aims to rival ... Sony originally showed off its Vision-S concept car way back in January 2020, before Honda ...

Frankly, we thought the Sony car, which is called the Afeela 1, a name meant to represent the "feel" of mobility, was nothing more than a concept to preview future automotive technology.

Yasuhide Mizuno of Sony Honda Mobility speaks about the Afeela 1 EV (John Locher/AP) (AP) When Sony revealed its Vision-S concept back in January 2020, it said it had no plans of putting the car ...

In a little over a year, Sony Honda Mobility expects to launch the Afeela 1, a battery-electric sedan that’s been very visibly half a decade in the making. When I ask CEO Yasuhide Mizuno about ...

Starting at $89,900, the Afeela will require subscriptions to keep its touted features Afeela Intelligent Drive and Afeela Personal Agent operational after the first three years. Sony Honda ...

The result is the Afeela 1, an electric sedan that just had a splashy coming-out party at this year's CES technology show. But is it already behind the times? We're sizing up it against another ...