TOKYO -- Toyota Motor and other Japanese automakers are quickly forming ties across industries to develop the next generation of software-loaded vehicles, rushing to catch up with Chinese and U.S. competitors that have taken the lead in what have come to be known as "smartphones on wheels."
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Toyota courts telecom partners to develop 'smartphones on wheels'
Japan automakers play catch-up with Tesla, Chinese startups in tech-heavy cars
Toyota shows off its Fun-Vii concept at Tokyo Motor Show in 2011, an early example of putting smartphone functions into a car. © Reuters
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