Samsung to join the autonomous car race

Google may be leading the way in developing its own self-driving car, but more and more tech firms are joining the race to make autonomous vehicles mainstream. Now Samsung has said it is setting up a team to develop a car components business focusing on autonomous driving technology and entertainment systems. And fellow Asian firm, Baidu, has revealed ambitious plans to build autonomous shuttles that could replace older forms of public transport. Samsung has said it is setting up a team to develop a car components business focusing on autonomous driving technology and entertainment systems, which could see it going head-to-head with Apple. Samsung is used to going head-to-head with Apple when it comes to smartphones, and now the two companies look set to compete in developing self-driving technologies.