FILE PHOTO: The BMW logo is seen on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
BRUSSELS: BMW, Vodafone and Ericsson made a last-ditch effort on Wednesday to persuade the European Commission to open the way for the use of 5G technology in cars, concerned about the EU executive's preference for a WiFi-based technology being pursued by their rivals.
The companies said it was crucial for the industry to have the freedom to adopt a range of technologies for Internet-connected cars in a sector estimated to be worth billions of euros a year.
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