Interview

October 29, 2019

InMotion Ventures' Sebastian Peck on the future of the car

Digitisation will turn vehicles into a new digital sales channel, says Sebastian Peck, managing director at InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s investment arm.


Maija Palmer

8 min read

The car of the future won’t be just electric and self-driving — it will also be a sales channel.

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