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  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Sarah Hilton

    A customer shops for rice at a supermarket in Koshigaya, Japan. (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s agriculture minister said he’d been inconsiderate after comments about his plentiful supply of free rice struck a nerve with the public, who face soaring prices in stores.  “I’ve never bought rice,” Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto was seen saying on stage in footage from a ruling Liberal Democratic Party fundraiser on Sunday.

  • 1 month ago | bloomberglinea.com.br | Sarah Hilton |Milan Jaros

    Bloomberg — A Toyota firmou uma parceria com a Waymo, unidade de direção autônoma da Alphabet, em uma iniciativa que pode fortalecer os esforços da montadora japonesa para alcançar a tecnologia de ponta oferecida por rivais como a Tesla e a BYD. A Toyota e outras grandes empresas japonesas têm investido em inteligência artificial e direção autônoma há anos, mas têm lutado para acompanhar o ritmo das rápidas mudanças lideradas por marcas como a Tesla e a BYD.

  • 1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sarah Hilton

    Toyota Motor Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will explore collaboration on autonomous-driving technology, a potential boost to the Japanese carmaker’s efforts to catch up to the cutting-edge systems offered by major rivals. The companies, along with Toyota’s automotive-technology division Woven, will seek to develop a new autonomous-driving platform, according to a joint statement Wednesday. They’ll also look to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles, they said.

  • 1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Sarah Hilton

    Toyota and Alphabet’s Waymo will explore collaboration on autonomous driving technology, a potential boost to the Japanese carmaker’s efforts to catch up to the cutting-edge systems offered by major rivals. The companies, along with Toyota’s automotive technology division Woven, will seek to develop a new autonomous driving platform, according to a joint statement Wednesday. They’ll also look to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles, they said.

  • 1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Sarah Hilton

    (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will explore collaboration on autonomous-driving technology, a potential boost to the Japanese carmaker’s efforts to catch up to the cutting-edge systems offered by major rivals. The companies, along with Toyota’s automotive-technology division Woven, will seek to develop a new autonomous-driving platform, according to a joint statement Wednesday. They’ll also look to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles, they said.

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