Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and #SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) have completed investment in their joint venture, #monet Technologies Inc. (MONET), with full-scale operations commencing today.
Specifically, of MONET’s three main business domains?1) on-demand mobility services, 2) data-analysis services, and 3) Autono-MaaS*?the joint venture will first roll out on-demand mobility services. On-demand transportation through regional partnerships and #corporate shuttles will begin in fiscal year 2018 through cooperation with local public agencies and private companies.
The objective of #monet is to help realize a safer and more comfortable mobility society by combining SoftBank’s #corporate philosophy, “Information Revolution—Happiness for everyone,” with Toyota’s vision of “Mobility for All.”
