Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has teamed up with major automotive supplier Bosch for the latest big-name partnership in the self-driving car game. The two companies will work together in a "development alliance" with the goal of creating systems that will make street-ready auto**mous vehicles a reality by 2020.
The Daimler-Bosch efforts have more than just the development of the self-driving cars in mind — the endgame is the creation of an entire shared auto**mous mobility system for cities, populated by the aforementioned robo-taxis that can be hailed by riders with a smartphone command. Read more...