Toyota makes $2.8bn play to dominate autonomous car tech

Toyota is leading a $2.8bn investment into a new autonomous driving company, TRI-AD, aiming to create an industry-leading platform for driverless cars. The Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development will be based in Tokyo, and sees the automaker team up with Aisin and Denso, both automotive parts suppliers. Initially, the three companies will be focusing on picking a location in …