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Fiat Chrysler says self-driving car deal with Google not exclusive

FCA said the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivan will be used later this year for Google's self-driving testing, more than doubling Google's current self-driving test fleet.
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By:
Alberto Sisto
May 05, 2016 05:00 AM

ROME -- A newly-struck deal between Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for a fleet of 100 self-driving cars is not exclusive, Fiat's Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday.

Speaking in Rome, Marchionne said that, under the agreement, the two companies could talk to other players, but it's not clear whether the technology developed under the FCA-Google project would be shared with other manufacturers.

The deal, announced earlier this week, marked the first time that a Silicon Valley firm has teamed up with a traditional carmaker to develop an autonomous vehicle.

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