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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 8, 2020
Semiautonomous vehicle breathes life into remote Akita village
As part of a government program, the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture is benefiting from some modern public transport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2019
VW and Ford extend collaboration to electric, self-driving cars
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. will cooperate on electric and self-driving car technology, sharing costs on a global scale to take a major step forward in the industry's disruptive transformation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2019
Ford-VW alliance over electric vehicles seen upping pressure on other carmakers
A broader alliance expected between Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG has the potential to transform the global automotive industry and increase pressure on other carmakers in areas including electric and autonomous vehicles, analysts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2019
Forget robots — the breakthrough technology will be in your car
Innovation tends to come in products and services that are already in wide use.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2018
Toyota mulls turning site of closing plant into a housing development designed to test autonomous vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering trials using autonomous vehicles to transport residents and deliver food in central Japan by the late 2020s as it focuses on new mobility services using self-driving technology, company sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 6, 2018
Court hears denial after Waymo accuses Uber of 'cheating' by stealing its self-driving car secrets
Uber was either a cheating competitor willing to break the law to win the race to develop self-driving cars or the victim of an unproven conspiracy theory stitched together by its main rival, Waymo, jurors heard in opening statements of a trade secrets trial.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2016
Detroit-Silicon Valley crossover: GM antes up $500 million to forge self-driving car partnership with Lyft
General Motors Inc. and Lyft Inc. on Monday set out plans to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars as the U.S. No. 1 automaker announced it would put $500 million into the ride-sharing service's latest $1 billion fundraising round.

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