A leading German car manufacturer has publicly announced that it has reached an agreement with global ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. to supply the US firm with self-driving vehicles. The collaboration between Daimler and Uber is a statement of intent as they both attempt to establish themselves as leading players in burgeoning industry of autonomous driving, which has been identified as the future of the auto sector.

Tesla has announced that self-driving “robo-taxis” will be available by 2020 as it revealed its new and upgraded tech for autonomous vehicles.

Global transportation company Uber, have announced that it will purchase artificial intelligence group Geometric Intelligence in an effort to increase its research into self-driving car technology. It's expected that the acquisition of the artificial intelligence company will form the core of Uber's own research centre.