Google sees 'top-tier OEMs' as partners on self-driving cars

Brin: “It remains open exactly how we're going to roll it out. In the near term, there's a real upshot of making it a service, which enables a lot of people to try it out.” (REUTERS)

September 29, 2015 05:00 AM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google and president of its parent company Alphabet Inc., expects the technology giant to team up with “top-tier OEMs” when it ultimately brings its self-driving cars to market.

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