Toyota, SoftBank buy $1B stake in Uber's self-driving car unit

Uber launches self-driving pilot in San Francisco with Volvo CarsAhead of Uber's historic IPO in the coming weeks, the ride-hail giant's self-driving car division received a $1 billion injection from Toyota, investment firm SoftBank, and automotive supplier Denso. Toyota and Denso will together invest $667 million and SoftBank will invest $333 million, valuing the unit, known as Uber ATG (Advanced Technologies...

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