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Here’s why it matters **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Go, Japan's largest taxi-hailing app with 35 million downloads and 80% market share, completed Japan's biggest IPO of 2026, raising ¥88.6 billion ($553 million). The company plans to invest proceeds in robotaxi R&D and strategic acquisitions, driven by a 20% decline in Japan's taxi driver workforce. Go has partnered with Waymo and Nihon Kotsu for autonomous driving, though no timeline for fully driverless operations has been set. Competitors including Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are also piloting robotaxi services in Tokyo by late 2026. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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