Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors are lining up partners for their push into shared driverless robotaxis.
The alliance plans to unveil names in coming months, said Ogi Redzic, a senior vice president overseeing about 1,000 employees developing connectivity services for the group.
The three automakers want to work with technology companies that are already experimenting with self-driving cars, he said — for example, Google and Uber Technologies.
“Tech companies aren’t going to build and sell cars to our current customers,” said Redzic, a former Nokia executive. For them, autonomous technology enables and enhances their main businesses, he said. “We envision that partnerships are possible.”
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