Toyota Connected is a collaboration between Microsoft and Toyota, which was announced on April 4, 2016. The company will serve as the car maker's data science hub as it seeks to connect cars to people’s daily lives. Microsoft's Azure will be the cloud computing platform, providing a hybrid solution for everything Toyota Connected creates.
Microsoft has a 5% stake in the company that will run out of Plano, Texas, United States. CEO is by Zack Hicks, Toyota Motors America's CIO.
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