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VW mulls sharing self-driving tech to spread development costs

VW autonomous testing Hamburg
VW is testing five electric versions of the Golf equipped with Level 4 self-driving technology on the streets of Hamburg. (Friso Gentsch/(c) Friso Gentsch)
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Christoph Rauwald
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Bloomberg
November 07, 2019 09:38 AM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group is open to sharing future autonomous-vehicle systems with other automakers as it races to catch up with rivals such as Waymo in cost-intensive technologies that could transform the way people and goods move, according to Alexander Hitzinger, VW's senior vice president for autonomous driving.

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