Mobileye negotiates mapping partnerships

Technology company Mobileye has announced a series of partnerships that will see city streets mapped through the deployment of Mobileye 8 Connect in thousands of for-hire cars, trucks and other vehicles.

The partnerships, which will pave the way for autonomous vehicles to hit the road, were announced at the CES technology conference in Las Vegas.

Those collaborating with Mobileye include on-demand mobility company Gett, which will equip about 500 London black cabs with the technology.

The city of Düsseldorf will equip 750 vehicles with Mobileye 8 Connect and Berkshire Hathaway Guard Insurance is also expected to give between 1000 and 2000 trucks the technology to reduce damage and claims costs.

Mobileye is owned by global tech giant Intel.