Hyundai and Kia to invest in self-driving startup Aurora

Hyundai and Kia to invest in self-driving startup Aurora

Bengaluru: Hyundai Motor Co said on Thursday it would invest in self-driving car software startup Aurora along with Kia Motors Corp to speed up development of autonomous vehicle technologies.

"With the new investment, the companies have agreed to expand research to a wide range of models and to build an optimal platform for Hyundai and Kia's autonomous vehicles," Hyundai said.

ysler Automobiles, competes with Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' majority-owned Cruise, among others.