FRANKFURT/ SANTA CLARA (dpa-AFX) - Automotive supplier and tire manufacturer Continental has announced a strategic partnership with U.S. semiconductor company Ambarella. The companies plan to jointly develop software and hardware systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) for assisted and automated driving, according to a statement from Continental on Thursday. Santa Clara-based Ambarella designs AI for semiconductors.

Last November, Continental announced it would equip its driver assistance systems with Ambarella's single-chip family of systems. Continental's headquarters are in Hanover, Germany./lkm/DP/mis