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Self-driving car venture of SoftBank, Toyota to receive investment from five more Japanese automakers
• 6 years agoMazda 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
• 6 years agoUber 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
• 6 years agoToyota 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
• 6 years agoUber, 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
• 6 years agoHonda, 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
• 6 years agoThe 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
• 6 years agoDaimler, BMW team up to develop autonomous driving technology; share financial, engineering burden
Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo to expand manufacturing facility
• 6 years agoGoogle 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
• 6 years agoWhereas, Uber, Google, General Motors, Volkswagen are vying to roll out robotaxi services.
User data harvest to fears of smartphone addiction, 2018 highlighted tech dystopia
• 6 years ago2018's tech scandals have been enough to exhaust even the most imaginative sci-fi visionaries.