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ArticleToyota joins forces with NTT for connected-car development
Toyota and NTT say one of their goals is to standardize connected-car technology (Photo: Toyota)Toyota and Japan's NTT Group are cooperating to develop connected-car technologies, combining research in accident prevention, new mobility services and other areas.The two companies said in a press release that their goal is to realize ...
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ArticleHydrogen council members to step up investments
The Hyundai Tucson is available as a fuel-cell SUV in N. America (Photo: Hyundai)Members of a newly formed "Hydrogen Council" committed to increased investment in the development and commercialization of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies.The global initiative, aimed at helping ambitious worldwide plans to limit global warming, was unveiled during ...
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ArticleToyota exec highlights autonomous-driving challenges
Toyota's Pratt says human nature is big factor in autonomous-driving technology (Photo: Bongard)Amid all the enthusiasm for driverless cars, a senior Toyota executive, speaking at the CES consumer electronics show, focused on some of the big challenges that will need to be overcome before autonomous driving can be adopted ...
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ArticleCES: Toyota unveils concept car with advanced artificial intelligence
Toyota's Bob Carter unveils the Concept-i at the CES in Las Vegas (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS -- Toyota Motor unveiled a concept car here featuring artificial intelligence technology that is designed to learn and grow with the driver.The Japanese carmaker said at the CES consumer electronics show that its ...
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ArticleNew version of open-source infotainment platform released
Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), citing “an unprecedented level of collaboration," has released the latest version of its open-source infotainment platform.The community, which has close to 90 member companies including Ford, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota, is promoting the adoption of an open-source standard ...
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ArticleToyota considers fuel-cell truck
Toyota believes fuel-cell technology may work well in heavy trucks (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor is studying whether fuel-cell technology can be used in heavy-duty trucks.The Japanese carmaker said it is exploring a semi-trailer truck application for a feasibility study in California.Toyota said more details on the study would be announced ...
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ArticleToyota plans mobility-services platform
Toyota Motor plans to build a software platform that aims to ease cooperation between the carmaker and its new-mobility partners as they strive to deliver new products.The Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) will bring together a range of business functions Toyota has developed. Through the platform, partners will have access to ...
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ArticleToyota, Suzuki explore business partnership
Toyoda (left) and Suzuki say it's early days in their cooperation talks  (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor and Suzuki, citing the major changes faced by the global auto industry and the need to bundle industry-wide R&D resources, said they are exploring a business partnership.The two automakers provided little detail on ...
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ArticleBMW, Toyota, Allianz invest in artificial-intelligence startup
(Photo: Allianz)BMW and Toyota Motor have teamed up with insurer Allianz to invest in Nauto, a Californian startup company that has developed technology to accelerate the auto industry's drive to develop autonomous cars.Nauto's system, which lets fleet vehicles become part of a self-learning network, consists of an in-vehicle camera ...
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ArticleToyota is highest ranked automaker on top brands list
Toyota placed higher than Mercedes and BMW on the Top 100 (Photo: Toyota)Toyota is the highest ranking automaker on Interbrand's annual list of the Top 100 global brands, besting Mercedes-Benz and BMW, which came second and third, respectively.The brand consultancy named Apple, Google and Coca-Cola the three most valuable ...
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ArticleDenso takes majority control of auto electronics maker Fujitsu TEN
Fujitsu TEN makes ECUs for engine control and other products (Photo: Fujitsu TEN)Denso has agreed with other shareholders to take majority control of Fujitsu TEN, a Japanese maker of infotainment and automotive electronics equipment.Fujitsu TEN currently is majority owned by electronics group Fujitsu, which has a 55 pc stake ...
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ArticleToyota to build global connected-car platform with KDDI
Toyota's planned platform will allow international connectivity without roaming (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor, with the help of Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI, plans to build a global communications platform that it hopes will speed up the deployment of connected-car technologies.The platform will bring greater connectivity to Toyota and Lexus cars around ...
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ArticleToyota and VW join ride-sharing trend
Toyota Motor and Volkswagen Group both announced ride-sharing moves, joining an auto-industry trend away from pure car-making toward broader mobility concepts.Toyota, the world’s biggest automaker, said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Uber that foresees ride-sharing trials in countries where this mode of transportation is expanding.As part of ...
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ArticleToyota forms data science company
North America CEO Zack Hicks will head Toyota Connected (Photo: Toyota)Toyota has established a separate US-based company to handle global data management and data services development. The new unit, called Toyota Connected, will be the central data science resource for a wide range of new-mobility initiatives.Toyota Connected’s primary mission ...
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ArticleSandy Lobenstein, Toyota USA VP connected vehicle technology and product planning
Lobenstein: Connectivity can one day lead to zero car accidents (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS ”“ Toyota believes connected cars will eventually lead to a sharp reduction in accidents, but before autonomous and fully connectedvehicles make this vision a reality, a lot of investment will still be needed. The Japanese ...
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ArticleHow feasible is the timetable for connected driving?
At CES, Toyota showed how cars could learn to handle traffic situations (Photo: Arjen Bongard)There is little doubt that, from a technical point of view, it's no longer an illusion that cars can get around without a driver at the wheel. But technology is not the only factor that ...
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ArticleCES: Toyota research boss sees lots of hard work on autonomous cars
Gill Pratt says he will address the difficult aspects of autonomous driving  (Photo: Toyota)LAS VEGAS - The new CEO of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) said there is a lot of hard work to be done before driverless cars can be commercialized."Although the industry has made great strides ...
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ArticleCES: Toyota steps up connected-car technology
Toyota wants to improve maps with data from camera-equipped production cars (Photo: Toyota)LAS VEGAS - Toyota announced it is stepping up its effort to provide enhanced connectivity in its next-generation vehicles. As part of the plan, the world's biggest automaker is establishing a Toyota Big Data Center that will ...
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ArticleCES 2016: What to expect in automotive technology
New technologies are the biggest draw of the Las Vegas CES (Photo: CEA)For anyone involved in consumer electronics, 2016 has to start with the massive CES gathering in Las Vegas. In recent years, as the auto industry has expanded its borders into new technologies, many of the major car ...
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ArticleToyota plans massive artificial-intelligence investment
Gill Pratt joined Toyota earlier this year. He previously was a robotics program manager at DARPA, a US Defense Department agency (Photo: Toyota) Toyota Motor is investing 1 billion dlrs over the next five years in artificial intelligence and robotics, underscoring how the automotive industry's corporate priorities are changing.The ...
