BMW, Intel, Mobileye Partner On Self-Driving Cars, 'Turning Point For Automotive Industry': Reports (bloomberg.com)

BMW, Intel, and Mobileye NV are working to develop autonomous-car technology, reports Bloomberg, citing multiple sources. Senior executives from each company will hold an event on Friday to discuss the driverless-vehicle initiative, the report adds. From the article:Jerusalem-based Mobileye has been an early leader in providing cameras, software and other components that allow vehicles to see the world around them. BMW has been a client of Mobileye, along with General Motors Co. and Tesla Motors Inc. As automakers and their suppliers race to create systems to replace human drivers, most companies are betting on some form of artificial intelligence, which requires powerful processing.Reuters, citing one source, reports the same thing. The announcement will be a "turning point for the automotive industry," Amnon Shashua, the chairman and co-founder of Mobileye.

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self-driving cars will never happen

[Anonymous Coward]

The dumb fat Americans will never give up driving their cars and the supposed freedom. Europe will finally get around to banning all cars since they're moving in that direction. Both are terrible ideas economically. However, it will further the already imminent collapses of the US and EU, ad evidenced by the Brexit and the bankruptcy of Puerto Rico. To fill this economic and political void, Canada will become the world's next dominant superpower. O Canada!