I am European as well and also think innovation is not something happening a lot here (fragmented region, risk averse culture, many rules, many languages, focus

I am European as well and also think innovation is not something happening a lot here (fragmented region, risk averse culture, many rules, many languages, focus on government grants as a solution for everything). However, this article could be just as well be on traditional car makers anywhere else in the world ? Seems to me that Ford, Toyota, etc are in exactly the same spot as these German car makers ?