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Softbank and Toyota-backed mobility venture gains five more automakers

MONET Technologies, a joint venture launched by Softbank and Toyota to provide on-demand mobility services eventually with an autonomous module bus, has five new partners. Five Japanese automakers inc

Ford to offer hybrid and electric options in redesigned 2020 Escape SUV

Ford today is taking the wraps off the latest generation of the Escape. It’s a major re-work inside and out, with new sheet metal and powertrain options. The 2020 Escape is sportier, loaded with tec

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

SoftBank is getting into self-driving car services after the Japanese tech giant announced a joint-venture with Toyota in its native Japan. SoftBank is invested in Uber and a range of other ride-haili

Toyota invests $500 million into Uber

Toyota and Uber are partnering to bring an on-demand autonomous ride-hailing service to market, a deal that includes a $500 million investment from the Japanese automaker. Under the agreement, Toyota

Toyota teams up with Uber, Amazon, Pizza Hut and more on mobility services

Toyota has partnered with a number of companies to form the “e-Palette Alliance,” which is a group intended to help guide its transformation as a mobility services company, and determine h

Crunch Report | Coinbase Reverses Stance on Bitcoin Cash

Coinbase reverses its stance on Bitcoin cash, Grubhub buys Eat24 for $287.5 million from Yelp and Toyota takes 5 percent stake in Mazda. All this on Crunch Report.

Toyota takes stake in Mazda, invests more in self-driving and AI

Toyota has agreed to purchase a five percent stake in Mazda, and will build a joint plant in the U.S. worth $1.6 billion, the automaker revealed today. Toyota also said it’s going to increase it

The 2017 Mazda3 in the middle

The 2017 Mazda3 provides more evidence of advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) technology trickling down to more affordable cars. Between the luxury of the 2017 Volvo S90 and the Spartan appeal

Mazda to build a life-size Scalextric track that features real cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Mazdz_Miata-620x368.jpg"> Attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed at West Sussex this weekend? No, me neither. To bad too because Mazda

Monday Morning Marketing Quarterback: Which Superbowl Ads Scored On The Web?

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/homea.jpg" class="shot2"> With the Super Bowl yesterday came the time-honored Super Bowl commercials, each costing $2.5 million for a 30-sec

Hacking your Nike+iPod to open your door

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ifob-11-m.jpg">This <a HREF="http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=135">Sparkfun project</a> by Nate creates a