The Japanese automaker announced atCES 2020 an ambitious plan to build a metropolis to check its self-driving and smart know-how as well as robotic-assisted living. In August 2018, Elon Musk introduced the upcoming release of Autopilot Hardware 3.

Model X and Model S vehicles geared up with Autopilot Hardware 3 went into production in March 2019. The system features custom chips manufactured by Tesla, changing the Nvidia Drive platform.

In 2018, they introduced a multi-year deal with Google to put Android-powered infotainment techniques in their automobiles, with the rollout to commence in 2021. In June 2019, the Google/Renault-Nissan relationship deepened with the announcement of a deal to convey driverless automobiles and vans to France and Japan. Nissan expanded the scope of its initiatives in 2016, with plans to test single-lane autonomous driving in Japan, as well as a wider vary of experiments from its Future Lab mobility analysis middle.

As a part of the deal, Toyota took a stake value $96B yen in Suzuki, while Suzuki invested $48B yen in Toyota. Toyota has notably reversed from its 2014 claims that it will not develop a driverless automotive on public security grounds.

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The acquisition embroiled Uber in authorized controversy, with Waymo alleging that staff stole confidential information regarding its proprietary LiDAR sensors. In August 2019, Toyota inked a partnership with Suzuki to work on autonomous vehicle tech.