Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI and Toyota begin commercial production of an autonomous Toyota bZ4X; Pony AI aims to have 3,000+ robotaxis by the end of 2026
Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI Inc. has started commercial production of a driverless vehicle in partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., one of its backers.
Waymo and Toyota announce a preliminary partnership aiming to develop a new autonomous vehicle platform and enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles
Alphabet-owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday announced a preliminary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned vehicles.
Sources: Toyota and NTT plan to invest ~$3.3B to build AI automotive software capable of Level 4 or Level 5 autonomy by 2028, and provide it to other automakers
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Toyota and Pony.ai, which has robotaxi services in cities like Beijing and Guangzhou, launch a joint venture and plan to spend $140M+ to mass produce robotaxis
Pony.Ai, which launched robotaxi services in Beijing and Guangzhou, launches a joint venture with Toyota and plans to spend $139M to mass produce robotaxis
Toyota (7203.T) and partner Pony.ai are planning to mass produce robotaxis in China, setting up a venture this year which will build cars …
Amazon's Zoox will start testing autonomous cars in Seattle using Toyota Highlander SUVs; Zoox currently tests in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Foster City, CA
Sources: TSMC and Sony are planning a semiconductor factory in Japan, opening in 2024 and costing ~$7B, half of which will come from the Japanese government
Toyota group parts maker Denso considers signing up — TOKYO — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker …
How Aurora, now the owner of Uber's ATG, is moving to bring its self-driving tech to market via deals with Volvo in trucking, Uber and Toyota in taxis, more
On Feb. 11, about a month after closing on the acquisition of Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, or ATG, the self-driving-car startup Aurora held an all-hands meeting. Tweets: @bw , @tweetermeyer , @...
NHTSA launches an autonomous vehicle test tracking tool with data on 17 US cities in partnership with Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Uber, Waymo, and others
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Toyota launches Kinto in Europe, a package of four separate mobility programs including car sharing, car pooling, and subscription-based leasing
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