FILE PHOTO: The logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen at the Volkswagen (VW) automobile manufacturing plant in Puebla near Mexico City September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Imelda Medina/File Photo
Volkswagen AG ended a self-driving technology partnership with Silicon Valley startup Aurora Innovation Inc as it draws closer to a broader collaboration on autonomous cars with Ford Motor Co.
"The activities under our partnership have been concluded,” a VW spokesman said of its alliance with Aurora in a statement June 11. The German manufacturer announced the tie-up with Aurora to develop autonomous-car technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last year to help boost its own activities spearheaded by the Audi premium-car unit.
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