Toyota ‘Taxi of the Future’ Set to Roll Next Year – Wall Street Journal

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. says its bets on new technology aren’t just about self-driving vehicles or fuel cells. It is also trying to build a better taxi.

The company said Friday it plans to put a “Japanese taxi of the future” on the road next year in partnership with the Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations, an organization with which it went through a recent rough patch.

In a rare public admonishment, federation chief…