The first driverless cars could
hit the roads in five years, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO
Sergio Marchionne said Friday. He said he was more optimistic
about them after FCA started working with Google on one. FCA and
Google are close to reaching a deal to create driverless cars,
media reports said earlier this week. The agreement between
Marchionne and the head of the Google Car project, John Krafcik,
is set to be announced imminently, according to the reports.
The Wall Street Journal daily reported on the planned deal
in recent days, but Marchionne declined to comment while
attending a presentation in Turin. FCA is set to create 100
prototypes for Google by the end of the year, according to the
reports. The driverless car is reported to be a version of the
Chrysler brand Pacifica minivan presented at the Detroit auto
show in January.
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