Author: Andrew J. Hawkins
Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber in a deal that values the ride-hail giant at $72 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. As part of the agreement, the two companies will work jointly on developing self-driving cars. That’s a slightly higher valuation for Uber than what it got last December when Japan’s Softbank acquired a 20 percent stake in the ride-hailing business.
The news comes as Uber has been scaling back its in-house self-driving car project in the wake of a fatal crash last March in Tempe, Arizona. A self-driving Uber vehicle struck and killed a 49-year-old woman as she was crossing the street. Spokespersons for Uber and Toyota did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber in a deal that values the ride-hail giant at $72 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. As part of the agreement, the two companies will work jointly on developing self-driving cars. That’s a slightly higher valuation for Uber than what it got last December when Japan’s Softbank acquired a 20 percent stake in the ride-hailing business.
The news comes as Uber has been scaling back its in-house self-driving car project in the wake of a fatal crash last March in Tempe, Arizona. A self-driving Uber vehicle struck and killed a 49-year-old woman as she was crossing the street. Spokespersons for Uber and Toyota did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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