Mobileye, Delphi aim to release self-driving system in 2019

A forward-looking sensor is seen mounted on a Delphi autonomous car before it departs Treasure Island for a cross-country trip from San Francisco to New York City in San Francisco, California March 22, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A new technology partnership between top auto suppliers Mobileye NV and Delphi Automotive Plc could pull ahead production of self-driving cars to late 2019, executives of both companies said. 

Other automakers and suppliers previously have targeted 2020-2021 for initial deployment of fully automated, or Level 4, vehicles that require no human driver.