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However, for EVs to evolve into the next-generation of multi-robot systems, more complex technical and operational mechanisms shall be fully cultivated in EVs to develop their evolutionary capabilities, including, but not limited to multimodal environmental sensing techniques, advanced telematics communication protocols such as 5G, Over-The-Air (OTA) upgrade functions, real-time backend data lake analytics, and user-centric marketing initiatives. As it stands, these mechanisms are evidently insufficient for realizing genuine evolutionary robots (ER), especially in unstructured environments. The overarching perspective of conceptualizing EV as ER is not always prominently featured in academic literature. This manuscript provides a succinct overview of the ongoing transition from Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) to Artificial Intelligence-Defined Vehicles (AIDV), and examines the ongoing research focused on the utilization of electric vehicles as mobile edge computing platforms. 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