Grand vision: BMW, Intel and Mobileye will develop cars with even higher levels of automation. Pictured is the BMW i3 all-electric car.
FRANKFURT: BMW is teaming up with Intel and Mobileye to develop new technology for the auto industry that could put self-driving cars on the road by around 2021.
The alliance highlights a shift in the dynamics of research and development in the car industry, which until recently saw automakers largely dictating terms for suppliers to manufacture their proprietary technologies at specified volumes and prices.
