Google Co-production of Autonomous Vehicles With Ford

December 22, according to Yahoo Auto Channel reported that Google and Ford will form a joint venture company Google technology automatically driving a car, this is a huge step towards automatic two companies carpooling service step. According to sources, Ford will announce the partnership at the CES show in January.

In collaboration with Google, Ford's automotive software development autopilot will get a huge boost, although the company has been experimenting with its own system, but just this month announced plans to test it on a California highway. Google in California and Texas to test autonomous vehicles have 53, with a total mileage of 1.3 million miles (2.1 million kilometers).

In cooperation with Ford, Google may be waived developed billions of dollars and years of time their car manufacturing technology needed. Earlier this year, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said it would look for a manufacturer producing partner autopilot system, the United States each year and save 33 000 lives lost due to a car accident.

Although the specific details of this cooperation are not known, but the joint venture may be independent of the legal Ford to Ford dismissed concerns on the debt. About automatic driving a car accident who is responsible for the problem, Google, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo have said to bear responsibility for the accident. Google's collaboration with Ford are considered non-exclusive, Google has been negotiating with a number of automotive companies.

Most major car companies and a number of auto parts companies are developing their own autopilot technologies, including Nissan, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz and other commitments in 2020 to provide this car to consumers. Today's news, Google declined to comment, Ford spokesman Alan Hall, said the company in cooperation with a number of companies to develop Smart Mobility technology, "We are all privately negotiated because competition issues, we do not comment on speculation."

On agency reported that Google Alphabet parent will automatically drive a car business into its own, and ultimately launch and Uber and other competitive car rental or carpooling service in urban areas. Google custom Lexus low-speed automatic driving electric cars are supplied by Ford suppliers Roush Industries to assemble.

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