Woven Planet Holdings, a Toyota subsidiary that develops and invests in automated driving, has acquired 3D mapping startup Carmera for an undisclosed amount
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Lyft says it is selling its self-driving unit, called Lyft Level 5 with ~300 employees, to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550M
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Spryker, which provides a full suite of e-commerce tools for customers like Aldi and Toyota, raises $130M Series C led by TCV, at a $500M+ valuation
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Sources: Uber has been in talks since October to sell its self-driving car unit, Advanced Technologies Group, to Aurora Innovation
Eighteen months ago, Uber's self-driving car unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group, was valued at $7.25 billion following a $1 billion investment from Toyota, DENSO and Softbank's Vision Fund.
Toyota invests $600M in Didi Chuxing and as part of the deal, the two companies will set up a joint venture for vehicle-related services for Didi drivers
Didi Chuxing announced today that it has received new investment totaling $600 million from Toyota Motor Corporation.
Source: Toyota is considering investing $550M in Chinese ride hailing service Didi Chuxing and establishing a joint mobility service
Sources: Toyota to invest $500M in Uber, valuing it at ~$72B, slightly higher than last valuation, and will jointly develop driverless vehicles as part of deal
Auto maker and ride-hailing company will jointly work on driverless-vehicle development as part of investment
Lidar startup Luminar says Volvo is making a “substantial” investment in the company and buying its lidar sensors
Luminar will supply lidar sensors to the Swedish auto giant — Lidar startup Luminar is on a bit of a hot streak. After announcing a major deal with Toyota …
Toyota says it will invest $1B in Southeast Asian ride-hailing service Grab, and a Toyota executive will be appointed to Grab's board of directors
Japan's Toyota Motor will invest $1 billion into Southeast Asian ride-sharing app Grab, the Singapore-based company said Wednesday.
Wireless technology company Metawave raises $10M from Hyundai, Toyota, and others to build a “smart automotive radar system” for autonomous cars
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