Google and Fiat Chrysler Team Up On Autonomous Research

While online giant Google has made a significant investment into autonomous vehicle research, automaker Fiat Chrysler is yet to do the same.

But now the two have brokered a deal to combine their respective strengths into a single vehicle platform.

The deal, struck between Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and Fiat Chrysler, will see 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans equipped with Google’s sensors, computers, and software to enable autonomous driving.

The move marks the first collaboration between Google and an automaker, with Google having previously bought pilot vehicles for the program off the showroom floor from various manufacturers, or demonstrating the technology in its own custom-built platform (below).

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