BMW partners with Delphi to develop driverless vehicle

BMW and its driverless vehicle partners Intel and Mobileye have teamed up with Delphi Automotive to help develop a self-driving platform.

In a statement, BMW said the British automotive technology company would be a "system integrator" for the group's "state-of-the-art autonomous driving platform".

The partnership aimed to "develop solutions" for the automotive market and "potentially other industries", it added.

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Delphi is expected to "work directly with Intel and Mobileye on sensor fusion and highly automated driving software", TechCrunch reports. It has already provided a prototype of the system.

Chief executive Kevin Clark, said: "This is a great opportunity for Delphi to use its technical depth and experience with automated driving and electrical architecture to help the cooperation develop and deploy at scale."

However, the collaboration is "not exclusive", says BMW, leaving Delphi free to continue developing systems for other manufacturers and suppliers.

Delphi and Intel have already previously partnered on developing autonomous vehicle technology, says TechCrunch, resulting in a self-driving Audi SQ5 SUV which appeared at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, offering autonomous rides around Las Vegas.

BMW says it and its three technology partners aim to to release its first autonomous vehicle "by 2021".