What The Potential BMW, Intel Partnership Means For Mobileye NV

Mobileye NV MBLY may have won a contract to develop driverless car technology in partnership with Intel Corporation INTC for BMW. Israel-based Mobileye said it would hold a news conference Friday to discuss "exciting news."

Those Expected To Be In Attendance

The news conference is likely to be attended by:

  • Harald Krueger: CEO, BMW AG
  • Brian Krzanich: CEO, Intel Corporation
  • Amnon Shashua: Co-founder, Chairman and CTO, Mobileye
  • Related Link: Mobileye Just Scored A Huge Partnership

    News Conference Expectations

    "Based on MBLY's presentation & comments from the CFO during his recent meetings with us, we believe the companies will announce a partnership representing the automotive industry's first-ever production commitment towards driverless shared mobility," CLSA analyst Emmanuel Rosner wrote in a note.

    "If true, this business win by MBLY, well ahead of launch, will be a significant vote of confidence by BMW in MBLY's autonomous technology and reinforce our view that REM is giving Mobileye a significant competitive advantage," Rosner added.

    The analyst reiterated his Buy rating and $58 price target on the stock.

    At the time of writing, shares of Mobileye surged 11.38 percent to $46.78 and Intel had gained 2.29 percent on the day, trading at $32.66.

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