@Toyota: JAXA and Toyota Announce ‘LUNAR CRUISER’ as Nickname for Manned Pressurized Rover

TOKYO, Aug 28, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that they have named the manned pressurized rover which is currently under joint research by JAXA and Toyota the ‘LUNAR CRUISER’ as ‘nickname’. JAXA and Toyota previously announced and have been conducting joint research… Continue reading @Toyota: JAXA and Toyota Announce ‘LUNAR CRUISER’ as Nickname for Manned Pressurized Rover

@Toyota: Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Hurricanes Laura and Isaias, Midwest Derecho, and California Wildfires

PLANO, Texas (August 28, 2020) – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced it is offering payment relief options to its customers affected by Hurricanes Laura and Isaias, as well as those impacted by the wildfires in California and the derecho which struck the Midwest earlier this month. This broad outreach includes any Toyota Financial Services (TFS)… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Hurricanes Laura and Isaias, Midwest Derecho, and California Wildfires

@Toyota: Toyota’s Global Sales and Production Recovers to 90 Percent of Previous Year’s Level in July 2020

Global sales in July were down 12.0 percent from the previous year, recovering at a faster than expected pace*. The recovery is being driven primarily by China (up 19.1 percent), the U.S. (down 19.0 percent), Europe (up 14.5 percent), and Japan (down 17.0 percent), and the trend continues toward recovery.(The June figures were China: up… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s Global Sales and Production Recovers to 90 Percent of Previous Year’s Level in July 2020

@Toyota: JAXA and Toyota announce Lunar Cruiser as the name for their Manned Pressurised Rover

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have announced today that they have named their manned pressurised rover the Lunar Cruiser. This follows a period of research into developing a lunar rover that uses fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technologies. The name Lunar Cruiser was chosen because of the long-held familiarity… Continue reading @Toyota: JAXA and Toyota announce Lunar Cruiser as the name for their Manned Pressurised Rover

@Toyota: TRI-AD Announces It Will Actively Participate in SmartCityX

TOKYO, Aug 26, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD) announced today that it will actively participate in SmartCityX, a global open innovation program led by Scrum Ventures LLC. This program aims to create high-value services and applications from the perspective of consumers to not only help resolve social… Continue reading @Toyota: TRI-AD Announces It Will Actively Participate in SmartCityX

@Toyota: TRI-AD announces it will actively participate in SmartCityX, a global open innovation program to incubate new businesses and explore partners beyond today’s existing domains

Background In order to further expand and improve its operations, TRI-AD announced on July 28, 2020, that, effective January 2021, it will shift to a holding company and two operating companies. The holding company will be Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (“Woven Planet Holdings”), and the two operating companies under it will be Woven CORE, Inc.… Continue reading @Toyota: TRI-AD announces it will actively participate in SmartCityX, a global open innovation program to incubate new businesses and explore partners beyond today’s existing domains

@Toyota: Providing Essential Software Infrastructure for Robotics: Our Portfolio Company Freedom Robotics…

Providing Essential Software Infrastructure for Robotics: Our Portfolio Company Freedom Robotics Is Hiring Image courtesy of Freedom Robotics Based in San Francisco, Freedom Robotics is an API-first robotics control, monitoring, and management platform that enables robotics developers to get started with just one line of code. Led by co-founder and CEO Joshua Wilson, the Freedom Robotics team… Continue reading @Toyota: Providing Essential Software Infrastructure for Robotics: Our Portfolio Company Freedom Robotics…

@Toyota: Haskel Hydrogen Systems Demonstrates the Power of Hydrogen with the Toyota Mirai

Haskel Hydrogen Systems, a company that is helping to build a global refuelling infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, has added a Toyota Mirai saloon to its fleet, helping to promote the low carbon transport potential of Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell technology. The car was delivered to Haskel’s Sunderland base on 13 August. Today the… Continue reading @Toyota: Haskel Hydrogen Systems Demonstrates the Power of Hydrogen with the Toyota Mirai

@Toyota: Toyota Backs hiyacar’s Bristol Car Sharing Scheme with Yaris Hybrid Fleet

Toyota is providing a fleet of 25 self-charging Yaris Hybrids to help launch a new car sharing initiative in Bristol. It is providing the compact, urban-friendly cars in a partnership agreement with hiyacar, a peer-to-peer car rental business that is has already worked with successfully in London. Its involvement as a vehicle provider reflects how… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Backs hiyacar’s Bristol Car Sharing Scheme with Yaris Hybrid Fleet