Self-driving cars: Samsung Electronics tops in number of patents filed in Europe
According to the data compiled by the European Patent Office (EPO), the number of applications related to self-driving cars filed in Europe came to 3,998 in 2017, growing more than threefold from 922 tallied in 2011.
Among the top 10 players in the list, only three firms -- Bosch, Toyota Motor Corp. and Continental AG -- were related to the motor industry. Representational Image, source: Reuters