On Tuesday, Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) and
Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY) jointly announced that they
had entered into a partnership to develop Level 4/5, full autonomous driving, for demonstration at CES 2017 and ready for
production in 2019.
Baird’s David Leiker maintains an Outperform rating on both companies.
What The Partnership Means
“The combination of Delphi’s and Mobileye’s capabilities, in our opinion, forms one of the most formidable collections of
technologies needed for self-driving cars,” Leiker stated.
Although some automotive OEMs are likely to pursue their own technologies, the analyst believes that a majority of the existing
and new automotive manufacturers would choose a “turnkey” solution.
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“We have long viewed Delphi and Mobileye as the most technologically advanced and well-positioned auto suppliers bringing
technologies for self-driving cars to market,” Leiker went on to say, while adding, “This partnership, in our opinion, solidifies
their market leadership.”
Who Provides What
As part of the partnership, Delphi Automotive will contribute its sensor suite, automated driving software and multi-domain
controller for the computing platform.
Mobileye will contribute its vision systems, real-time mapping of the surrounding environment and driver policy for the way the
vehicle would react in real time to the surrounding environment.
“The intent is to “co-develop the market’s first turnkey Level 4/5 automated driving solution” that could accelerate the path to
market and reduce the cost of deployment. This, again, appears to strengthen the “first mover advantage” previously exhibited by
both companies,” Leiker explained.
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Latest Ratings for DLPH
Date |
Firm |
Action |
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Aug 2016 |
Seaport Global |
Initiates Coverage on |
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Buy |
Aug 2016 |
Citigroup |
Maintains |
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Buy |
Aug 2016 |
Deutsche Bank |
Maintains |
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Buy |
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