![Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., stands in front of the e-Palette concept vehicle while speaking during the company's press conference at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Toyota Motor Corp., trying to transform itself into a leader of the new driverless economy, unveiled both the concept vehicle and the big-name partners to make it a reality. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BLQZTNXIEBSAQTCVRKFPMFQV2M.jpg?smart=true&auth=103f53c9284ad8ebabd7d362a30448bfd11f107d63fbbde3a961d9ba71ddc03b&width=400&height=225)
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., stands in front of the e-Palette concept vehicle at CES in Las Vegas. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., stands in front of the e-Palette concept vehicle at CES in Las Vegas. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg
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