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Google's Waymo unseats Toyota as automated-driving patent king

US company rides AI to cutting edge as data becomes center of auto competition

Waymo, once Google's self-driving car development arm, has had its patents widely recognized by reviewers.
Waymo, once Google's development arm for self-driving cars, has had its patents widely recognized by reviewers.   © Reuters
YUKI OKOSHI and KOSUKE TERAI, Nikkei staff writers | North America

TOKYO -- Google's automated-driving cousin has replaced Toyota Motor as the field's leader in competitive power from patents, Nikkei has found, asserting its place on the cutting edge with artificial intelligence technology as data grows as an auto-sector battleground.

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