Author: Toyota Official News

Toyota moves to expand mass-production of fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks towards ten-fold increase post-2020

Toyota sees global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) increasing significantly after 2020, to at least 30,000 per year from today’s 3,000. To prepare for this growth, the company unveiled plans for two major new facilities today: a brand-new building near its original automobile factory for expanding fuel cell stack mass production, and a… Continue reading Toyota moves to expand mass-production of fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks towards ten-fold increase post-2020

Who is the Customer: The Investor or the Startup?

“You don’t need to know if the idea will succeed — just the person.” Jason Calacanis, Angel investor When a startup pitches an investor, a logical assumption is that the investor is the customer. After all, the startup is asking for money, often traveling to the investor’s office, pitching their company, and responding quickly to the investor’s follow-on… Continue reading Who is the Customer: The Investor or the Startup?

Toyota Tech Talks: Jim Adler on Disruption in the Auto Industry and Investing in Startups

From Intuition Robotics’ social companion robot for older adults to Realtime Robotics’ path planning technology for machine movement in the real world ‒ at Toyota AI Ventures, we look to invest in and help innovative startups around the world that are tackling ambitious problems in artificial intelligence, data/cloud, autonomous mobility, and robotics. Learn more from… Continue reading Toyota Tech Talks: Jim Adler on Disruption in the Auto Industry and Investing in Startups

Building Skills for High-Demand Jobs

SAN ANTONIO (May 15, 2018) – Schools in the greater San Antonio area will soon have additional resources to help prepare youth for the jobs of tomorrow. Toyota USA Foundation, together with Project Lead The Way (PLTW), awarded $400,000 in grants to provide curriculum and teacher professional development focused on computer science, engineering, and biomedical… Continue reading Building Skills for High-Demand Jobs

Surfing the 77 Gigahertz Wave: Our Investment in Metawave

Radar was originally developed for military use in the mid-twentieth century. However, recent advancements in imaging radar technology have opened new applications for the automotive industry, where it’s critical for vehicles using for automated vehicles to “see” in difficult weather conditions — something for which radar is particularly well-suited. Along with cameras and LiDAR, imaging radar will… Continue reading Surfing the 77 Gigahertz Wave: Our Investment in Metawave

Toyota to Invest in ALBERT

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and ALBERT Inc. (ALBERT) announce today that both companies have agreed on a business alliance for big data analysis, mainly in the field of advanced development of automated driving technology, and that Toyota will invest in ALBERT. Toyota’s investment in ALBERT is expected to be in the amount of 400 million… Continue reading Toyota to Invest in ALBERT

Opening in October: Toyota Research Institute Automated Vehicle Test Facility

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is constructing a closed-course test facility to develop automated vehicle technology. Construction permits were filed this week to transform an approximately 60-acre site at Michigan Technical Resource Park (MITRP) in Ottawa Lake. When it becomes operational this October, the new site will be used exclusively by TRI to safely replicate… Continue reading Opening in October:
Toyota Research Institute Automated Vehicle Test Facility