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Toyota resumes autonomous Paralympics buses after vehicle hit judo competitor, forced him out of match
Toyota’s autonomous shuttle service at the Paralympic games in Japan this year has recruited more humans to oversee its vehicles after one of the machines ran over an athlete. Aramitsu Kitazono, 30, representing Japan in judo at the Paralympics, withdrew from the competition at the weekend after he was hit by Toyota’s autonomous e-Pallete vehicle, according to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Doctors advised the visually impaired fighter to pull out of his match over fears he may be suffering from mild concussion.
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Apple Reportedly in Talks With Toyota About Apple Car Production Starting 2024
Apple is rumored to be in Asia visiting Toyota as it prepares to lay the supplier groundwork to mass produce a branded car by 2024, according to a new report by DigiTimes. Apple representatives were said to have met with South Korea's SK Group and LG Electronics last month to discuss Apple Car development, and now Japan's Toyota is being touted as its next potential destination.
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Toyota to invest close to $14bn for EV battery development
Toyota Motor will invest JPY1.5trn (USD13.6bn) in research and development for electronic vehicle’s (EV) battery, marking the start of a major shift from the automaker’s decades-long hybrid EV production. The Japanese automaker was the major pioneer in introducing hybrid EV (HEV) which combines combustion engine with battery that resulted in more efficient energy use and lowering emission.
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Toyota aims to make up some lost production as supplies rebound -sources
Toyota Motor Corp in December wants to restart production curtailed by component shortages with a rebound in shipments from pandemic-hit suppliers that may help it claw back around a third of output lost to supply disruptions, three sources familiar with the carmaker's plans said.
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Toyota Finishes Last in Greenpeace Carbon Rankings
Asian carmakers performed poorly in a Greenpeace survey of the global automotive industry’s carbon emissions efforts announced on Thursday, with Toyota running in equal last place. The ranking will come as a disappointment to the world’s top-selling carmaker, which has been hyping its environmental efforts such as shifting to supplies of sustainable natural rubber and protecting the endangered little terns that nest near its Kinura plant in Japan.
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Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service
Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS's rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury marques aren't the only ones looking to cash in on that sweet, sweet software as a service cash: Toyota has been testing the waters by making the remote start functionality on your proximity key fob part of a larger connected services subscription.
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Toyota 'Reviewing' Key Fob Remote Start Subscription Plan After Massive Blowback
A spokesperson told The Drive that making the key fob remote start part of a subscription plan was an "unintentional" move.
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Toyota dethrones GM to become America's top-selling automaker in 2021
Toyota Motor has dethroned General Motors as America’s top-selling automaker in 2021, marking the first time since 1931 that the Detroit automaker wasn’t the best-selling car company in the U.S. It also marks the first time a non-domestic automaker has taken the top spot in America.
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China's COVID curbs hit Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn
China's efforts to curb its largest COVID-19 outbreak in two years has forced companies from Apple supplier Foxconn to automakers Toyota and Volkswagen to suspend some operations, raising concerns over supply chain disruptions.
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Toyota’s bZ4X all-electric SUV will start at $42,000
Toyota announced that its bZ4X electric SUV will have an MSRP of $42,000 for the base, front-wheel-drive version, with the “Limited” all-wheel-drive version starting at $48,780. The memorably named vehicle is Toyota’s first full EV and will go on sale in “spring, 2022” — though the company’s site notes that availability will be “extremely limited” (emphasis Toyota’s) as Toyota struggles to keep up production amidst supply chain constraints.
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"EVs aren't the only answer": Toyota scientist on the future of cars
It says something about modern life that talking to a softly spoken, fact-based scientist whose eloquence is inversely proportional to his showiness can be described as refreshing. Yet that’s exactly how an hour with Toyota Research Institute CEO Gill Pratt feels.
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BMW and Toyota plan to release jointly-built fuel cell cars in 2025
BMW and Toyota plan to sell jointly-created fuel cell cars starting in 2025..
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Toyota claims solid-state EV battery tech breakthrough could offer +900 miles driving range
At a recently held technical briefing, Toyota revealed plans for several new technologies, including next-gen EV batteries, aerodynamic drag reduction, and manufacturing upgrades to help transform the company in the electric era. After discovering a breakthrough, Toyota says it aims to offer solid-state state EV batteries that could potentially offer over 900 miles driving range.
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