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Self-driving car venture of SoftBank, Toyota to receive investment from five more Japanese automakers
•Mazda Motor Corp, Suzuki Motor Corp, Subaru Corp, Isuzu Motors and Toyota unit Daihatsu will each take a stake of a few percent in the venture, the sources said.
Uber nears investment deal for self-driving car unit: WSJ
•Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving car unit could be valued at $7.25 billion.
Uber wins $1-bn investment from Toyota, SoftBank for development of driverless ridesharing services
•Toyota has already invested $500 million in Uber as the firm races Google-owned Waymo and a host of other companies, including major automakers, to develop self-driving vehicles.
Uber's self-driving car unit is in the spotlight ahead of IPO later this year
•Uber, last valued at $76 bn in the private market, is seeking a valuation as high as $120 bn in its IPO.
Honda, Hino joins SoftBank-Toyota mobility venture for self-driving car services
•Honda, Hino will acquire a 9.9 percent stake in the 2 billion yen Toyota-SoftBank venture.
Honda, Hino to join SoftBank-Toyota partnership's self-driving car service project; to take 10% stake in venture
•The new investment from Hino and Honda would leave SoftBank with a 40.2 percent stake in Monet, down from just over 50 percent when the venture was formed. Toyota will hold a 39.8 percent stake.
Daimler, BMW alliance seek to standardise technology for automated driving cars
•Daimler, BMW team up to develop autonomous driving technology; share financial, engineering burden
Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo to expand manufacturing facility
•Google self-driving spinoff Waymo to put factory in Michigan, plans to invest up to $13.6 million
Mercedes-Benz aims to be among top two players to scale up autonomous car tech
•Whereas, Uber, Google, General Motors, Volkswagen are vying to roll out robotaxi services.
User data harvest to fears of smartphone addiction, 2018 highlighted tech dystopia
•2018's tech scandals have been enough to exhaust even the most imaginative sci-fi visionaries.