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Uber CEO Touts ‘Great’ Talks With Toyota CEO on Autonomous Cars

  • Khosrowshahi expects to have autonomous cars within a year
  • Uber’s trying to find its feet after a turbulent 2017
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The world’s largest car maker and biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry.

On Thursday, Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., posted a photo on Twitter of him and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama at the automaker’s headquarters. The Uber CEO is smiling and holding a black baseball bat from local hero Ichiro Suzuki, while Toyoda laughs at his side.