To develop the next phase of its self-driving project, Google needs to add to the number of partners, but the president of that project did not name any of those partners-to-be.
The President of the Google self-driving project, John Krafcik, in a speech on Tuesday at an auto industry conference in Detroit, did not mention the name of any automaker or say whether it would partner with any automakers to build a fully autonomous car.
Krafick said Google wants to form some partnerships in 2016.
Google has worked with contract manufacturers and automotive suppliers to build a small fleet of prototype self driving cars - small, light pod-cars that look nothing like the sport utility vehicles and pickups on display at the Detroit show.
John Krafcik said he believed partially automating the operation of a car, requiring drivers to take command under certain conditions, could create safety problems, a key point on which Google and most automakers differ.
The car "has to shoulder the whole burden," he said.
Most automakers, including General Motors Co, Tesla Motors Inc, Daimler AG, and Nissan Motor Co, are pushing to get cars on the road that allow hands-free driving under certain conditions, but require the driver to take over in more complex situations such as city driving.
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