The world premiere of the 2014 Lexus CT 200h will take place at the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show in China on Nov. 21. When the CT 200h was introduced in 2010 it was the world’s first full hybrid luxury c…
The BMW-Toyota Sports Car Could Replace The Z4, 6-Series and the GT-86
In the middle of last year, BMW and Toyota confirmed that they would be expanding their existing collaborations to jointly develop a new sports car. Fast forward to this year and a new report says tha…
Collaboration to Accelerate Use of Autonomous Vehicles and AI Technologies Expands to New Testing and Validation System
Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD) and NVIDIA last week announced a new collaboration to develop, train and validate self-driving vehicles at the GPU Technology Conference. The pa…
In Japan it takes 60,000 hours to reach the highest level of craftsmanship
In the West it’s often considered that it takes 10,000 hours of study for the average person to become an expert in their subject. But in Japan you’re not considered a master of your craft…
Toyota Updates its THUMS Virtual Crash Dummy Software
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc. today release Version 6 of the Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS*) virtual crash dummy software. Researched and developed for …
Toyota and Panasonic to work together to build batteries for cars
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) concluded this week that a business-integration contract and a joint-venture contract toward the establishment of a new company …
Toyota Research Institute Rolls-out P4 Automated Driving Test Vehicle at CES
Next week, the bright lights of Las Vegas will once again shine on the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) when it introduces the TRI-P4 automated driving test vehicle on Jan. 7 at CES®. The P4 is based o…
Toyota develops “Total-care Service” Designed for Ride-hailing Companies
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today “Total-care Service,” a pioneering set of mobility services specially designed for ride-hailing companies. Working with ride-hailing compa…
DOCOMO and Toyota Conduct Successful Remote Control of T-HR3 Humanoid Robot Using 5G
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announced that they have successfully controlled the Toyota-developed T-HR3 humanoid robot in trials using fifth-generation mobile…
“Toyota Safety Sense” Preventive Safety Package-equipped Vehicles Top 10 Million Units Globally
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announces the total global number of vehicles equipped with Toyota Safety Sense (TSS), the Toyota-developed preventive safety package, has reached the 10 millio…
Toyota Unveils New Corolla Sedans, sleek design, large screen inside
Toyota has unveiled new sedan models in the Corolla series (known in China as “Corolla” and “Levin”) in a world premiere at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition, w…
Toyota to Unveil New Corolla and New Levin Sedans at China’s Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition
Toyota will unveil new sedan models in the Corolla series (known in China as “Corolla” and “Levin”) in a world premiere at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition, wh…
Toyota, TRI-AD, and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance to Establish Business Alliance to Develop Advanced Automated Driving Technology
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Tokio Marine & Nichido) announce their ag…
Toyota to have the have Android Auto available
Toyota has agreed to add in the availability of Android Auto for their vehicles according to a report by Bloomberg. After only having Apple’s CarPlay available, Toyota has finally agreed to let …
Toyota Yaris Y20 celebrating 20 years of Yaris
The Yaris hasn’t really kicked it off here in Malaysia mainly because small cars from Perodua do dominate the market due to their prices. It makes cars like the Yaris feel expensive thanks to th…
Toyota invests in Uber and agree to collaborate on autonomous ride-sharing
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing…
Toyota advances with a hydrogen fuel cell electric truck
While the world is focused on what Elon Musk has unveiled which is the electric semi truck, Toyota, on the other hand, does what it does best, continue to push the boundaries and trod along ahead of t…
Toyota AI Ventures Launches Call for Innovation to Fund Robotics Startups Focused on Mobile Manipulation
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Toyota AI Ventures unveiled a global “call for innovation” today in partnership with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). Designed to spur entrepr…
Toyota Connected Day the highlights [+video]
Watch how Toyota is trying to meet the demands of the new generation of car owners where pure performance may no longer be the key factor that drives ownership. Here is what President Akio Toyoda and …
Toyota’s future in China is electric
Toyota announced that it plans to introduce to the Chinese market plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its “Corolla” and “Levin” passenger cars in 2019 and a batt…