BMW Motors R&D board member Klaus Froehlich said on Wednesday that Daimler and BMW have teamed up to develop autonomous driving technology aimed at cutting costs and will set an industry standard that will help shape Future regulation of autonomous vehicles.

“This is a question of whether there is a chicken or an egg first. But there must be someone to standardize technology and regulation,” says Florich.

BMW and Daimler executives explained at a press conference in Geneva that the cost of R&D for autonomous vehicles is rising, forcing both parties to share the financial and engineering burden.

Autopilot technology is quite complex, and the return on investment takes longer to achieve, and there is a lot of risk in commercialization. Therefore, the strategy of “single-handedness” may not be fruitful. This also prompted Honda to invest in GM's autopilot, Cruise, and Volkswagen and Ford are also negotiating on the Autopilot Alliance.

Since driverless cars do not have drivers, manufacturers bear the risk of potential liability from accidents, forcing the automotive industry to set technical standards so that regulators can make rules.

"The two sides will promote technological advancement and set standards for the second generation of cars, not just the fourth generation cars. We don't want to waste resources," Frorich said in explaining the cooperation between the two sides.

Ola Kaellenius, director of research and development at Daimler, said, “We should not repeat investment. It is meaningful to share some of these investments in the process of developing these standards.”

BMW and Daimler executives said that in the next four months, the two companies will set up committees to select potential suppliers of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving technology.

“Daimler began researching autonomous driving earlier and invested in computer vision, and the cooperation between the two parties will benefit.” Florich said.

Next, BMW and Daimler will develop the next generation of advanced driver assistance systems for compact and large vehicles. The collaboration is aimed at setting standards and will invite other partners to join later.

According to Florich, Fiat Chrysler (FCA) is already BMW's partner in the field of autonomous driving, and hopes to continue to have such partners in the future.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley said he welcomes the opportunity to continue working with BMW to develop the next generation of autonomous driving technology.

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