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UK AI Startup Wayve Makes Japan Debut After Nissan Partnership

A prototype of Nissan's driver-assisted car, based on its Serena van.Photographer: Nicholas Takahashi/Bloomberg
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Wayve Technologies Ltd., a UK-based artificial intelligence startup backed by SoftBank Group Corp., has tapped Japan as the next location in its global expansion.

On Tuesday, it announced the opening of a test center in Yokohama, making Japan its fourth market after the UK, US and Germany as it looks to work with major carmakers in developing AI-driven, autonomous driving technology.