Toyota Hires Entire Staff of Autonomous-Vehicle Firm – Wall Street Journal

Toyota Motor Corp., looking to gain an edge in the auto industry’s race for technology talent, has recruited the staff at a small Massachusetts-based autonomous-vehicle company to work on its advanced projects.

The move reflects a trend among auto industry companies, including car-hailing and other fast-growing startups, to rapidly build their research and development skills by taking over small and specialized companies, or…