With Mobileye deal, Intel enters the driverless car race
US chipmaker says it can reshape competitive landscape with the US$15.3b purchase of Israeli tech firm
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ABOUT three years ago, American chip giant Intel seemed like a bystander in Silicon Valley's race to develop self-driving cars.
Google was zooming ahead, producing and testing autonomous cars of its own design and racking up millions of miles in test drives. Uber, the ride-hailing service, was close behind. Tesla introduced its Autopilot feature to its electric cars, using technology from the Israeli firm Mobileye.
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