Intel is building a fleet of 100 self driving cars and it wants to start testing them this year
Fleet follows chipmaker’s acquisition of computer vision technology company
By Caroline Cakebread
Roads and highways in the US are about to get more crowded with self-driving car prototypes.
The latest company to join the race is Intel, the giant chipmaker, which said that it’s building a fleet of 100 self-driving vehicles.
The first cars will hit the streets by the end of the year, Intel said.
The move follows Intel’s US$15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye, an Israeli based company that makes computer vision technology used for self-driving vehicles. The acquisition officially closed on Tuesday and Intel isn’t wasting any time.
The fleet of 100 cars will include multiple brands and vehicle types to show how the Intel and Mobileye technology can be used by different car makers and other potential customers.