BMW, Intel, Mobileye Join Race for Self-driving Cars

BMW, Intel and Mobileye, an Israel-based sensor technology firm, said they are teaming up to develop self-driving car technology that will be ready for production early in the next decade. At a joint news conference held Friday outside Munich, Germany, the three companies announced plans to offer self-driving cars by 2021. In spite of occasional accidents, such as this week’s fatal crash of a Tesla car driving on auto-pilot, big technology companies are in a tight race for the new...

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