Striking back: Audi is one of the carmakers collaborating to build technology expertise to take on rivals like Uber and Google. Pictured is the Audi Q2 car at the 86th International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland.
FRANKFURT: German car makers Audi, BMW and Daimler launched an alliance with mobile telecoms network equipment firms Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm to accelerate development of the infrastructure needed for self-driving cars.
The pact is another example of Germany's premium carmakers collaborating to build technology expertise necessary to take on new rivals like Uber and Google which are also working on autonomous driving technology.
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