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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