Suzuki to develop self-driving minicars by teaming with startup

Collaboration with Tier IV will help reduce development costs

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Suzuki will work with Tier IV to quickly commercialize self-driving minicars. (Source photos by Nikkei)

HIROTAKE KITAGAWA and KAZUYUKI OKUDAIRA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor will work with a Nagoya-based startup to develop self-driving technology for minicars, aiming to meet demand from Japan's less-populated regions in need of compact autonomous cars that can travel on narrow roads.

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