Intel slaps down $15bn on the purchase of driverless car specialist Mobileye

Intel has shuffled from a passenger seat to the driving seat of the autonomous vehicle revolution after slapping down $15bn on the purchase of Israeli driverless car specialist Mobileye.
The audacious move puts Intel on a collision course with rivals Nvidia and Qualcomm which are already racing down the highway toward the ultimate destination of autonomous driverless systems.
Intel has grown to become the world’s largest manufacturer of computer chips but is keen to diversify into the worl