Google Seeks Multiple Auto Partners for Self-Driving Car Unit
- Company wants to begin announcing some joint efforts this year
- Google vehicle chief John Krafcik speaks at Detroit meeting
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Google hopes to form partnerships with many automakers and suppliers as it develops self-driving cars to reduce traffic accidents and expand mobility for elderly and disabled people, the head of its vehicle project said.
The Alphabet Inc. company wants to announce some of those joint efforts during 2016, John Krafcik, the Google executive, said in Detroit at an Automotive News conference Tuesday held in conjunction with North American International Auto Show.