Toyota-backed Hino Motors enters into a strategic tie up with VW’s truck & bus unit

The forward looking deal targets the hybrid and self-driving car market. On Thursday, Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Ltd stated it has formed a strategic tie-up with Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. Toyota Motor Corp holds a majority stake in Hino Motors Ltd. The tie-up will enable the Hino Motors to expand in areas such…

Uber Technologies in talks with Toyota Motors on installing its self-driving tech in Toyota’s minivans

Toyota Motors, an investor in, is reportedly in discussions with Uber Technologies to quicken the pace of bringing autonomous automated driving to the mass market. On Friday, Japan’s Nikkei reported, without citing any sources, that Uber Technologies is in the process of negotiating the installation of its self-driving system in Toyota Motor Co’s minivan vehicles.…

With Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota aims to investment in technology revolving around AI, autonomous mobility, data and cloud computing

Although Toyota AI Ventures aims to spread its investments worldwide, Israel’s penchant for excelling in high technology areas has increasingly drawn global attention to its startups. Following Toyota Motor Corp’s venture arm leading a $14 million investment in Israeli robotics company named Intuition Robotics earlier in July, the Japanese giant is looking to further invest…