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.

最大的公司有能力将研发成本分摊在较大的车辆保有量上，但汽车的技术含量越来越高，将让该行业很多规模较小的参与者面临挑战。

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

你把它分摊到了整个网络，德夫林解释道，盈利不是关键所在。