Toyota, Uber in talks on self-driving tech
Uber Technologies is discussing the possibility of installing its self-driving system in Toyota Motor Co vehicles as the US ride-hailing firm seeks to sell its autonomous driving technology to outside companies, the Nikkei reported on Friday.
Without refering to sources, the Japanese business day by day said that the organizations are arranging a conceivable arrangement for Toyota to utilize Uber's computerized driving innovation in one of the automaker's minivan models, and that Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi had met with Toyota officials in the United States this week.
Toyota, which is building up its own particular computerized driving capacities, has said it is available to teaming up with different firms to rapidly put up new versatility innovations for sale to the public. It as of now has associations with Uber on ride-hailing and advancement of self-driving frameworks.
In January, the Japanese automaker said it was working with Uber to build up an arrangement of self-driving vehicles for undertakings including ride hailing and allocate.
Toyota is a financial specialist in Uber, and offers adaptable vehicle renting terms for Uber drivers. It has declined to remark on its size of its stake in the organization.