From Ford to Volkswagen, rivals become frenemies to share the cost of building self-driving cars
October 20, 2018 at 17:00 PM EDT
The sheer cost and technological burden of developing self-driving cars, electric vehicles and other advancements has companies that have historically been fierce competitors becoming, at the very least, frenemies. They're forming new alliances, joint ventures and agreements to help develop and build new technologies that may take years to get to market and even longer before turning a profit.