Automakers tap mobile software experts in search of premium cache


A Mercedes-AMG SLC43 (foreground) is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

DETROIT: Software expertise has become the new battleground for upscale automakers as the latest premium cars compete on high-tech innovations rather than sheer power or luxury, something that requires millions of lines of code. 

Mercedes has been hiring staff in Sunnyvale, California – not far from the headquarters of Internet leaders Alphabet and Yahoo – while rival Audi, the premium brand owned by Volkswagen, said it plans to add software engineers. 

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