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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all-things-to-all-people cab, has become a high-priced icon of Tokyo's budget-busting 2020 Olympic and ...

Sony wants to use artificial intelligence to more efficiently dispatch taxis in Japan. The electronics giant is partnering with five Japanese taxi companies to commercialize the concept, reports ...

This story originally appeared on WIRED Japan and has been translated from Japanese. A project to develop autonomous vehicles for self-driving taxis has begun in earnest in Japan. The plan put forward ...

Get in a taxi in Tokyo, and you’ll get a ride with a little old-world charm. The liveried cabs are shiny, spotless and odor-free. The seats are covered in white lace. The drivers wear suits, sometimes ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> said on Tuesday it would become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan's taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop ...

(This May 22 story corrects taxi production rate to 1,000 from 2,000 in paragraph 12) By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all ...

TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all-things-to-all-people cab, has become a high-priced icon of Tokyo's budget-busting 2020 ...