Zoox's CEO said that Chinese autonomous-vehicle companies have a natural edge.

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Zoox's CEO said Chinese EV companies have a major leg up in their software capabilities.

She said they came from a smartphone era in China, where companies had to be good at hardware and software.

Other automobile execs, like Ford's CEO, have also raved about the caliber of Chinese EVs.