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(fā)成本分?jǐn)傇谳^大的車輛保有量上，但汽車的技術(shù)含量越來越高，將讓該行業(yè)很多規(guī)模較小的參與者面臨挑戰(zhàn)。

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

你把它分?jǐn)偟搅苏麄€網(wǎng)絡(luò)，德夫林解釋道，盈利不是關(guān)鍵所在。