Toyota buys US mapping and road data firm to boost driverless tech

Toyota Motor Corp has acquired U.S.-based Carmera, a provider of maps and data for driverless vehicles, marking the Japanese car maker’s latest investment in autonomous technology. The purchase, through newly created subsidiary Woven Planet for an undisclosed sum, underscores Toyota’s push to bulk up its self-driving arsenal as traditional automakers compete with the autonomous ambitions […]

Video – World Sustainable Business Forum in Dubai: ‘Welfare state’ model behind high performing Nordic countries

Dubai: The welfare state model can in “many ways” perhaps explain some of the key performance the Nordic countries are showing in global rankings, said Marjaana Ettala, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Finland to the UAE. “The high value we place on … innovation, transparency, accountability, also social fairness and equality, focused on well being, […]