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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Why future cars will be like 'smartphones on wheels'

Future car buyers may be checking software and screens ahead of engines and performance. (HANDOUT/GENESIS IMAGES)

Car buyers of the future may not kick tyres and rev engines as much as they count touchscreens and test AI assistants.

Software is set to become the dominant deciding factor in vehicle purchases in the coming years, both for autonomous driving features and in-car entertainment, automotive experts say.

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