Toyota VC invests in AI startups that refine factory floor processes

Toyota VC invests in AI startups that refine factory floor processes

A Toyota Motor Corp. badge is displayed on the wheel hub of a vehicle inside the Toyota City Showcase exhibit at the company's Mega Web car theme park in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

Toyota Motor Corp’s first venture capital fund is investing in startups that help the Japanese automaker refine everyday processes by bringing sharper supply-chain management and robotics to the factory floor, a fund executive said.

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