Apple, Google announced on the same day with the car rental company to compete for driving fiercely

Automated driving in the field of competition is intensifying.
According to Bloomberg and other media sources, Apple is from the car rental company Hertz (Hertz Global Holdings Inc., NYSE: HTZ) lease a small group of cars to test its automatic driving technology.
The same day, Google parent Alphabet's autopilot car department Waymo and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ: CAR) announced a signing agreement, which will provide support and maintenance services for Waymo's autopilot.
After the news was released, the 26-day local time, AvisBudget shares closed up 14.15%, Hertz car prices rose 18%.
Waymo hands up Avis Budget to manage 600 unmanned vehicles
Avis Budget announced a signed cooperation agreement with Waymo that will provide Waymo with unmanned vehicle maintenance and storage services. Reuters pointed out that the two companies as early as January this year, has already begun a formal negotiations.
At present, Waymo is building a team of 600 Chrysler Pacifica van, and has started pilot projects for some customers in Phoenix, Arizona. Avis said it will provide support and maintenance services for Waym's autopilot vehicles through Avis and Budget's car rental stores.
Neither company disclosed the relevant financial terms of the agreement. Affected by the news, Avis Budget's share price rose 14.15% on the 26th.
Waymo CEO John Krafcik said in a fit Honda Civic Coilovers statement, "As the public increasingly use our autopilot, we need to provide standardized maintenance and cleaning for the vehicle so that anytime, anywhere for the user Provide convenient service. "
LarryDeShon, president and chief executive officer of AvisBudget Group, said the partnership with Alphabet accelerates the company's knowledge and experience in the emerging field of "(autopilot)."
With the development of automation technology, the automotive industry will usher in drastic changes. Like other companies in the automotive industry, car companies such as AvisBudget and Hertz must follow the pace of change. "Change is inevitable, so it's important for us to be involved," Dean Sean said in an interview with Bloomberg.
Dean Sean points out that AvisBudget will be responsible for the cleaning, oil replacement, tire transposition and other services of Waymo's vehicles, but is not responsible for the maintenance of professional hardware such as laser radar sensors.
It should be noted that AvisBudget is the first company in the car rental industry to announce a partnership with autopilot companies. Once the autopilot is approved, the car rental industry is expected to become the first customers.
Although the two sides signed a cooperation agreement, but not exclusive cooperation. The report shows that Waymo has fit Civic Coilovers also established a partnership with Lyft, the company.
Apple rented Hertz six SUV for automatic driving test
On the same day, Bloomberg quoted the California Vehicle Administration (DMV) recently disclosed documents reported that Apple from the Hertz subsidiary Donlen rented six Lexus RX450h SUV, to test the company's own research and development of automated driving software. Apple CEO Tim Cook (TimCook) earlier this month to accept Bloomberg interview, said Apple has been focused on the development of automatic driving system.
Reported that senior executives Bob Mansfield (BobMansfield) was appointed head of Apple's automotive project team, they actively promote Apple's ambitions in the automotive field, focus on the development of automatic driving system.
Last year, Apple will automatically drive software embedded in six cars, and in the San Francisco Harbor area road test, but the company did not disclose whether the six included in the agreement with Hertz signed. In April, Apple was licensed by the California Motor Vehicle Authority to test three autopilot cars, and the California Motor Vehicle Administration's paper showed that Apple's vehicle leasing was the Hertz subsidiary Donlen.
Apple spokesman declined to comment on the matter, and Hertz representatives did not respond to the request for timely reply.
Over the past 12 months, Hertz has fallen more than 75% due to lower revenue and profits. Investors worry that with the automatic driving of cars and network vehicles in the automotive industry continues to grow, car rental companies are full of variables in the future.
However, after the announcement of an agreement with Apple, Hertz's share price soared 18%, setting the biggest gain since July 2015.