Honda, Hino hitch ride with self-driving venture of SoftBank, Toyota

Monet and Toyoda — Monet CEO Junichi Miyakawa and Toyota President Akio Toyoda discuss their joint venture earlier Thursday at a press conference in Tokyo. Miyakawa said: "The more automakers we can get to join the partnership, the smarter we can make our platform." (REUTERS)

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NAOMI TAJITSU and SAM NUSSEY

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Reuters

March 28, 2019 04:23 PM

TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. and Hino Motors are joining a venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp. that will develop self-driving car services in Japan, as alliances between automakers and tech firms broaden.

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