Description: The Toyota Motor Corporation announced on Friday an ambitious $50 million robotics and artificial intelligence research effort, in collaboration with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to develop “intelligent” rather than self-driving cars.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Sep 04, 2015

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/science/toyota-artificial-intelligence-car-stanford-mit.html

Questions for discussion:

• Do you think the company is making a wise decision by investing in these technologies?
• How will these technologies help differentiate the firm from its competitors?