Fiat Chrysler Partners With BMW, Intel on Self-Driving Autos
- Italian-American automaker has been supplying Alphabet’s Waymo
- Partner adds potential scale to autonomous platform project
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will join BMW AG and Intel Corp. in developing a platform for self-driving vehicles, giving the Italian-American automaker new technology partners and adding heft to their existing coalition.
FCA, which supplies plug-in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica minivans to Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo driverless-car unit, announced Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the coalition. The automaker has been wary of going alone into such a costly endeavor. Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said last month that Fiat Chrysler is “committed to working with established suppliers” and would have more to say about its “involvement in these activities, which we have been very quiet about.”