Google and Ford plan to announce at CES that they will partner to create an independent company to build autonomous vehicles, according to a report from Yahoo! Autos.

Yahoo Autos said three sources “familiar with the plans” believe Ford will announce the partnership in January at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Neither Ford nor Google would confirm the partnership plans.

“We have been and will continue working with many companies and discussing a variety of subjects related to our Ford Smart Mobility plan,” Ford stated in a reply to Computerworld. “We keep these discussions private for obvious competitive reasons, and we do not comment on speculation.”

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