The car industry reminds me of the construction industry. It's rife with decades-old institutions that are indifferent to quick changes in an ever software-dominated environment.
The thinking is, "if it ain't broken, then it ain't worth fixing." Unfortunately, recent advances by autonomous vehicle companies and EV makers have shifted the paradigm from a hardware-focus to a software one. I think construction is also headed the same path as stick-built buildings are increasingly on the way out and more modular preassembled manufacturing is coming in.
It's good news for software companies and bad news for traditional construction and traditional auto.