TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co., U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc., and British startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. said Thursday they will cooperate on a robotaxi project, aiming to launch trial operations in Tokyo in the latter half of this year.

The collaboration aims to integrate Wayve's autonomous driving system, which employs artificial intelligence, into Nissan's Leaf electric vehicles, allowing riders to book their rides through Uber's platform.

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