Do not be concerned with the last paragraph as that was BS. The reporter had to write that because 1) to save face, and 2) to save his job.What he writes about the auto industry and GM in particular was revealing.
If this was a horse race, China and a Chinese company is the clear favourite to develop the world's first autonomous electric car plugged into the 5G network. Then potentially dominate the car industry of the future, which should be electric and autonomous.
Imagine that, and this is not far fetched at all. Just brutal business logical and technological progress.