Fiat Chrysler, Google Haven't Decided Who Owns Data From Self-Driving Cars

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Alphabet Inc.'s Google have yet to determine who will own data collected in their collaboration on testing self-driving vehicles, FCA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said Friday. "That's exactly what has to be determined," Marchionne said in response to a reporter's question on data ownership. "We need to get to a stage where the car is viable so we can discuss the spoils of that work. Earlier this week, FCA and Google announced they agreed to fit Google's self-driving technology into 100 Chrysler Pacifica minivans, marking the first time a Silicon Valley firm has teamed up with a traditional carmaker to develop an autonomous vehicle. Marchionne said there are many aspects of the project with Google that have yet to be determined, such as whether the two will develop an open-source software platform that could be shared with others. Marchionne said that what has been agreed so far with Google is limited, but he suggested that the alliance could evolve. "The objective of this first phase of our collaboration is very targeted," Marchionne said at a news conference at FCA's Windsor plant. "It's designed to take Google technology into the minivan.