The investment aims to expedite the deployment of automated ride-sharing services Toyota Motor Corp., DENSO Corporation and the SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF) have announced an investment of US$1 billion in Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG). Under the terms, Toyota and DENSO will together invest US$667 million and SVF will …
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Toyota will launch the C-HR and IZOA in China in 2020 Toyota has premiered its C-HR and IZOA battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as part of its activities on the opening day of Auto Shanghai 2019. The C-HR and IZOA will be the first BEVs to launch in China under the …
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Toyota said that the move is part of a plan to promote the widespread use of EVs In a bid to further boost sustainable mobility, Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced two new measures to help vehicle producers that purchase its vehicle electrification components to promote further global growth of …
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The researchers were looking for a way to charge batteries in 10 minutes Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have discovered that combining comprehensive experimental data and artificial intelligence revealed the key for accurately predicting the useful life of lithium-ion …
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Toyota and NVIDIA will develop architecture that can be scaled across multiple vehicles Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD) and NVIDIA have announced a new collaboration to develop, train and validate self-driving vehicles. The partnership builds on an ongoing relationship with Toyota to utilise the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier AV computer …
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Toyota and JAXA will develop fuel cell technology for use in a rover The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced their agreement to consider the possibility of collaborating on international space exploration. As a first step, JAXA and Toyota have reached agreement to further co-operate …
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Toyota will provide 500 Mirais as part of the venture Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP), and Toyota are teaming up with a joint-venture called HysetCo, the first ever company devoted to the development of hydrogen mobility in the Paris region. This collaboration represents a major landmark in …
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The hydrogen-powered trucks will help the Port of Los Angeles reduce emissions Kenworth Truck Company and Toyota Motor North America are collaborating to develop 10 zero-emission Kenworth T680s powered by Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains. This collaboration is part of a US$41-million Zero and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) …
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Toyota’s Corolla hybrid is projected to get 50 mpg Toyota has revealed a new hybrid model of its 2020 Corolla that achieves at least 50 mpg combined fuel economy (projected). That makes the 2020 Corolla Hybrid the most fuel-efficient model to ever wear the model name that debuted more than …
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Toyota and SoftBank’s joint venture will be called MONET Toyota Motor Corp. and SoftBank Corp. have agreed to form a strategic partnership to facilitate the creation of new mobility services, and plan to establish a joint venture company, MONET Technologies Corporation, before the end of the 2018 fiscal year (April …
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