DriveNow is a carsharing service owned by BMW.Other global automakers have also paired off. Ford (F) and Volkswagen (VLKAF) announced a plan in January to build vehicles together. The companies also agreed to "investigate" how they can work together to develop next generation vehicles. The trend toward cooperation has accelerated as carmakers more under increased pressure from tech companies including Uber and Google (GOOGL) parent Alphabet.Upstarts like Tesla (TSLA) and new combinations, such as the joint effort by General Motors(GM), SoftBank (SFTBF) and Honda (HMC), could also shake up the industry's future.