Carmakers want the tech without its patent wars
Competitors band together to jointly license technology, use non-proprietary software and buy patents
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AS carmakers turn their vehicles into app-laden computers on wheels, there is one habit they do not want to acquire from Silicon Valley: fighting over patents in court.
Manufacturers from BMW AG to Hyundai Motor Co to Ford Motor Co are trying to learn from the smartphone wars, which cost technology companies hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees, as they prepare to revolutionise their vehicles.
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