According to news from June 22, according to foreign media reports, in order to catch up with industry-leading manufacturers such as Waymo and Tesla in the hot autonomous driving in recent years, and also reduce costs, some traditional auto manufacturers choose to cooperate in research and development, BMW The two major German automakers, Mercedes-Benz, signed an agreement to jointly develop autonomous driving technology in July last year.
But I never thought that the cooperation between the two companies in the field of autonomous driving technology has only been going on for a year, and there have been setbacks. BMW and Mercedes-Benz have announced that they will suspend their cooperation in the research and development of autonomous driving technology.
On the official website, Mercedes-Benz has announced that the two companies will suspend cooperation in research and development of autonomous driving technology. However, on the official website, Mercedes-Benz also mentioned that both companies clearly emphasized that cooperation may resume at some time in the future.
Mercedes-Benz stated on the official website that in a joint statement, based on the current economic and business conditions, the two companies decided to suspend the development of next-generation autonomous driving technology after extensively evaluating the cooperation between the two companies. This is at least the current aspect of cooperation.
Although the cooperation in the research and development of autonomous driving technology has been suspended, they will still conduct research and development of autonomous driving technology. Mercedes-Benz stated on the official website that after extensive review, the two companies reached a mutually friendly agreement that will focus on the current R&D route, including cooperation with existing and new partners.
