Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia has commenced production of engines at Karawang plant in West Java. Karawang plant has been built at a cost 2.3 trillion Indonesian Rupiah ($172m). The plant is expected to produce at least 216,000 ...
Toyota is working to develop wearable devices for blind and visually impaired that can help them do more with greater freedom, independence and confidence. The project is called BLAID. The project reflects the company's commitment to ...
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Toyota announced that it has hired Jaybridge Robotics engineering team in order to strengthen its autonomous vehicle development effort. The 16 member Jaybridge engineering team will join Toyota Research Institute's (TRI) facility in ...
Toyota launches Prius Campaign with comedic spot highlighting the reinvention of the world’s best selling hybrid. The striking all-new 2016 Toyota Prius steals America's heart in an entertaining, light-hearted 90-second commercial ...
Toyota has announced that it is developing a high-precision map generation system to generate road maps that cover a wide area. The system will use data from on-board cameras and GPS devices installed in production vehicles that will ...
When emergency medical services respond to the scene of a serious accident, a few seconds can mean the difference between life and death. That's why the certified nonprofit organization Emergency Medical Network of Helicopter and Hospital ...
Toyota has pledged to eliminate CO2 emissions from its factories, and in an attempt to do so the company said that it will begin generating electricity from methane for its Georgetown plant in the US. Methane for the Georgetown plant ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to produce its RAV4 at its Cambridge North Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada starting in 2019. Apart from Toyota RAV4, the plant will also be producing hybrid version of RAV4. The company ...
Google is seeking help from children to improve its self driving cars, as the company is teaching its self-driving prototype vehicles to better recognize children. During Halloween, the search giant had kids dressed in various ...
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Lexus has unveiled LF-FC hybrid concept car which is based on the company’s new styling theme that embodies Lexus’ “L-finesse” design philosophy. According to reports, Lexus has drawn inspiration from Toyota's ...
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Automotive manufacturer Toyota is set to launch a new taxi for the Japanese market by April 2018. The company is currently in the process of developing an updated version of its existing JPN Taxi Concept. Developed to reflect the ...
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Toyota’s Kentucky manufacturing plant has unveiled the first ever US-produced Lexus ES 350, the brand’s best-selling sedan in the country. The company has already invested $360m in the plant, creating 750 new jobs. Toyota ...
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Google has hired former Hyundai boss John Krafcik to spearhead its self-driving car project. He has been working as the president of online car shopping service TrueCar since April 2014 and earlier held management position in Ford. ...
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Toyota is planning to invest Rs10bn ($150m) into its Indian subsidiary Toyota Kirloskar which is expected to be used for the company’s new engine plant and new projects including production of Innova, Fortuner and a mid-size sedan. ...
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Toyota has committed to invest $50m over the next 5 years on research and development of intelligent vehicle and mobility technologies. The Japanese automaker is teaming up with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of ...