Daimler and Bosch join forces to build level 4 and 5 autonomous driving systems

Mercedes’ parent company, Daimler, announced today an important partnership with German auto supplier Bosch to develop self-driving technology aimed at the taxi and ridesharing industries.

The agreement includes the goal to reach level 4 and 5 autonomous driving systems “by the start of the next decade” – 2020-2021 – which is in line with each company’s previous timelines for autonomous driving. 

Daimler and Bosch, both Germany-based companies, have been developing self-driving technologies on their own and through different partnerships in the industry, but this new alliance appears to be a more important step for each company.

They wrote in a press release today:

“The objective is the joint development of software and algorithms for an autonomous driving system. The project will take the comprehensive vehicle expertise of Daimler – the world’s leading premium-class automaker – and combine it with the systems and hardware expertise of Bosch, the world’s biggest automotive supplier. The synergies that arise as a result will be channeled into making this technology ready for production as early as possible.”

Bosch has probably the most impressive self-driving program out of the two companies right now. They supply parts, like the radar antenna, for Tesla’s Autopilot program and they used Tesla’s vehicles to develop their own self-driving software on an updated hardware suite.

Veröffentlichung:
05. April 2017

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