A taxi drives through a shopping district in Osaka, western Japan October 22, 2017. Picture taken October 22, 2017 REUTERS/Thomas White
TOKYO: Sony Corp said it would become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan's taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop an artificial intelligence-based hailing system.
Japan is seen as a potentially lucrative ride-hailing market, with regulators under pressure to ease stringent rules.
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