Berlin: Continental AG said on Tuesday it would join a self-driving platform developed by BMW AG, Intel Corp. and Mobileye NV with the German auto parts and tyre maker handling integration of components and software. The costs to integrate hardware, software and data and the accelerating pace of development of self-driving vehicles has sparked a growing number of alliances between automakers and suppliers. BMW already last year joined forces with US chipmaker Intel and Mobileye, the Israeli vision system and mapping expert on the self-driving platform, which is targeted for production in 2021. US parts maker Delphi Automotive has since joined the tie-up. In April, Germany’s Daimler formed a similar alliance with supplier Robert Bosch to speed development of self-driving vehicles.

Source: Mint June 20, 2017 12:33 UTC