Automakers Tackle Patent Hurdle in Quest for In-Car Tech

Automakers Tackle Patent Hurdle in Quest for In-Car Tech
A part of full-width digital dashboard, comprised of five integrated high-resolution color screens, inside a Honda E electric car at Honda R&D Co.'s Tochigi Proving Ground in Haga town, Tochigi prefecture, Japan on Aug. 24, 2020. Maki Shiraki/Reuters
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STOCKHOLM/BERLIN—Over a dozen automakers including Toyota and Nissan, have signed up with a platform for patent licences from 51 tech companies, aiming to simplify access to wireless technology and avoid costly legal battles.

Conflicts have stemmed in part from different views among carmakers, suppliers, and tech firms over who should shoulder the cost of licensing.