Volkswagen invests $180m in Google-backed Chinese startup Mobvoi Inc

Volkswagen invests $180m in Google-backed Chinese startup Mobvoi Inc

An employee stands on the top of a tower at the Volkswagen AG automobile factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Friday, April 22, 2016. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Mobvoi Inc., the Chinese artificial intelligence startup backed by Google, is getting a $180 million investment from Volkswagen AG to join a race to build the technology into cars.

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