SoftBank and Toyota team up to develop services powered by self-driving vehicles

By Car sharing, AUTO


SoftBank and Toyota team up to develop services powered by self-driving vehicles

Called MONET — after ‘mobility network’ — the joint venture will essentially assign autonomous vehicles to various different “just in time” services.

That just in time caveat essentially means more than on-demand. SoftBank suggests it’ll mean that services are performed in transit.

That could be food prepared as it is delivered, hospital shuttles that host medical examinations, or mobile offices, according to examples given by SoftBank.

TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/03/softbank-toyota/

https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/jp/corporate/24747176.html

Toyota and SoftBank Agreed on Strategic Partnership To Establish Joint Venture for New Mobility Services | CORPORATE | TOYOTA Global Newsroom

https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/corporate/24747298.html

 

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