Toyota just gave Uber's self-driving program a $500M jumpstart

Toyota just gave Uber's self-driving program a $500M jumpstart

7 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/toyota-uber-500-million-investment/

The investment is a big step by both companies toward catching up to the likes of Waymo in the race to full autonomy. This move by Toyota is doubly interesting since we very recently reported on two of its main suppliers, Aisin and Denso, forming a supergroup of sorts to speed up self-driving hardware development with the goal of having it ready for market by 2020.

Get ready to see self-driving Siennas quietly motoring around your town if Uber and Toyota have anything to say about it.