Toyota-SoftBank self-driving venture adds 5 Japanese automakers

Mazda and Subaru among those joining partnership for on-demand rides

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Hailing rides in self-driving vehicles via smartphone is one of the services Monet Technologies is developing. (Photo by Koji Uema)

TAKUYA IMAI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Five more Japanese automakers look to participate in an effort to develop next-generation transportation services led by Toyota Motor and SoftBank Group, uniting much of the country's auto industry in the pursuit.

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