Carlos Ghosn on Autonomous Cars, Tax Reform and Nafta

The video discusses a corporate venture capital fund aiming to invest over a billion dollars in car transformation, focusing on electric, autonomous, and connected vehicles. It highlights the competitive landscape of technology development, the challenges of implementing innovations, and the progress in autonomous driving. The impact of U.S. tax reforms and NAFTA negotiations on the auto industry is also examined. Leadership succession and future strategies for the alliance are addressed, emphasizing a long-term growth strategy.

What is the primary focus of the corporate venture capital fund's investment?

• Building new manufacturing plants

• Transforming cars into electric, autonomous, and connected products

• Developing flying cars

• Expanding into the luxury car market

What is a major challenge in developing new automotive technologies?

• Competing with luxury car brands

• Finding enough startups to invest in

• Reducing the size of car engines

• Implementing ideas at a reasonable cost for consumers

What is Nissan's current offering in autonomous driving technology?

• Brain-controlled cars

• Robo-taxis

• ProPilot system for one-lane highways

• Fully autonomous city driving

What is the expected timeline for mass marketing fully autonomous cars?

• Within the next year

• Within the next four years

• No specific timeline

• In the next decade

How might U.S. tax reforms impact the automotive industry?

• Decrease in auto demand

• Increase in car prices

• Support for zero-emission vehicles

• Shift towards luxury cars

What is the role of car makers in NAFTA negotiations?

• To dictate policy changes

• To provide data and facts for decision-making

• To negotiate directly with governments

• To focus solely on domestic markets

What is the long-term strategy of the alliance mentioned in the transcript?

• To compete with Honda in sales

• To focus on short-term profits

• To bring the best cars to market and let the market decide

• To reduce production costs significantly