Japan ride-hailing app Go races toward robotaxis after successful IPO

Shares close 10% above offering price, with funds to fuel autonomous driving push

Go Chairman Ichiro Kawanabe, left, and President Hiroshi Nakajima ring the bell to celebrate the company's listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market. (Photo by Marie Yoshimura)

TOKYO -- Japanese taxi-hailing app operator Go will accelerate efforts to build a robotaxi business using funds raised in a strong stock market debut Tuesday that lifted its shares 10% above the initial public offering price.