Edward Taylor and Harro Ten Wolde:

They wanted autonomous cars,” the source, who declined to be named, said. “It seemed like they were shopping around.”
 
 Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost — drivers — if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.
 
 Volkswagen’s Audi (VOWG_p.DE), Daimler’s (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz, BMW (BMWG.DE) and car industry suppliers Bosch and Continental (CONG.DE) are all working on technologies for autonomous or semi-autonomous cars.

via Svi Rosov.