Samsung Electronics filed the largest number of patents related to self-driving cars in Europe, data showed on Monday, far above traditional automobile manufacturers.
According to the data compiled by the European Patent Office, 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.
Over the 2011-2017 period, Samsung held the most patents at 624, trailed by US IT giant Intelwith 590. Qualcomm held 361, followed by LG Electronics at 348 and Bosch with 343.
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