Asia Tech Wire (July 4) -- Nissan and Honda have begun studying the possibility of standardizing the automotive software that controls cars, according to Nikkei.

This technology will be the basis for next-generation vehicles such as autonomous driving.

The two companies intend to reduce development costs and accelerate the practical application of this technology through sharing.

In addition, the Japanese automakers will cooperate on battery charger installation to improve the competitiveness of electric vehicles.

The report said that the two companies are having in-depth discussions on specific details, and will probably jointly develop an operating system to control the vehicles.