BMW-FCA autonomous alliance wants third major partner

BMW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are seeking one more automaker to join their autonomous driving partnership. "The road is open by the end of the year, and we have some good discussions with different other OEMs," Elmar Frickenstein, senior vice president of autonomous driving for BMW Group, told Automotive News. "The confidence level is high that we will do it by the end of the year." In order to keep BMW's iNEXT project on track by 2021, a new partner is needed this year, Frickenstein said. BMW formed the partnership in 2016 with technology companies Intel and Mobileye.