Aurora Innovation Inc., a Silicon Valley-based autonomous-driving startup with at least a $10 billion valuation, has agreed to a long-term strategic partnership with Toyota and its supplier Denso Corp. that aims to mass produce autonomous vehicles and launch them on ride-hailing networks, including Uber’s, over the next few years.
The first model that will be equipped with the Aurora Driver, the company’s hardware, software, and sensor suite, is the Toyota Sienna minivan, with testing of an initial fleet to begin this year. Toyota, which overtook Volkswagen as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2020, is also an investor in Uber and has a formidable brand that has long been associated with high volume manufacturing and safety.
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