Marchionne attempts to square the circle of cost versus technology ownership

FCA and Google’s partnership on autonomous vehicle development is likely to save the company vast R&D costs, but the Fiat-Chrysler CEO has not been afraid to highlight what he sees as the erosion of OEM technology ownership

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Google have recently announced a partnership to expand Google's self-driving test fleet. FCA and Google engineers will work together to integrate Google's self-driving technology into the all-new Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. The two companies will co-locate in a facility in southeastern Michigan, United States to "accelerate the design, testing and manufacturing of the self-driving Chrysler Pacifica", according to an FCA press release and comments posted to Google's blog.