BMW and Daimler team up on automated driving


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 04 Jul 2019

A logo of German luxury carmaker BMW, is seen ahead of the company's annual news conference in Munich, Germany, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/Files

BERLIN: Some 1,200 developers at BMW and Daimler will team up to develop automated driving technology, the companies said on July 4, the latest carmakers forced to pool their development resources at a time of shrinking margins.

The strategic partnership will focus on developing technologies for assisted driving systems, automated driving on highways and automated parking, BMW and Daimler said in a statement, adding that the two companies will implement the technologies in their cars independently.

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