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Toyota to pump $500m more into Uber

Partners look to deploy self-driving car on ride-hailing network by 2021

Uber froze its development efforts in self-driving vehicles earlier this year after a fatal accident but may hope to restart them under strengthened ties with Toyota.   © Reuters
TAKESHI SHIRAISHI, Nikkei staff writer | North America

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Toyota Motor on Tuesday announced it will invest an additional $500 million in Uber Technologies, in a move aimed at expanding its partnership with the American ride-hailing company beyond vehicle leasing to the development of self-driving cars.

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