Toyota, Microsoft Team Up on Connected-Car Technologies
- Toyota Connected to use Microsoft's Azure cloud platform
- Automaker seeks to end `tyranny of technology' for customers
Toyota Deepens Tech Ties With Microsoft
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Toyota Motor Corp. is collaborating with Microsoft Corp. to consolidate much of the carmaker’s global research in telematics, data analytics and network security services as the auto industry expands connected-vehicle technologies.
The Toyota Connected venture will be headed by Zack Hicks, chief information officer and group vice president at Toyota Motor North America, and will be based in Plano, Texas. The initial investment will be $5.5 million, the automaker said Monday.