The biggest companies are able to amortise this cost over a large vehicle fleet, but the increasing level of technology in vehicles will challenge many of the industry's smaller players.

最大的公司有能力將研發成本分攤在較大的車輛保有量上，但汽車的技術含量越來越高，將讓該行業很多規模較小的參與者面臨挑戰。

You amortise it over the network, explains Mr Devlin. Profit is not the point.

你把它分攤到了整個網絡，德夫林解釋道，盈利不是關鍵所在。