Joby Aviation takes flight into the public markets via a SPAC merger

Joby Aviation, a startup that has spent more than a decade developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, will become a public company through a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners, a special purpose acquisition company from well-known investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. The combined company, which will be listed on the New… Continue reading Joby Aviation takes flight into the public markets via a SPAC merger

@Toyota: Step Up: Toyota Breaks Ground for “Woven City”

TOYOTA CITY, Japan (February 23, 2021)―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet), the Toyota Group company responsible for a wide range of mobility development projects, anchored in software, held a groundbreaking ceremony (Jichinsai) for the construction of Woven City at 11:00 a.m. on February 23 at the old vehicle yard adjacent… Continue reading @Toyota: Step Up: Toyota Breaks Ground for “Woven City”

@Toyota: Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Texas Storms

PLANO, Texas (February 22, 2021) – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced it is offering payment relief options to its customers affected by the winter storms that struck Texas earlier this month. This broad outreach includes any Toyota Financial Services (TFS) or Lexus Financial Services (LFS) customer in the designated disaster areas.  Toyota Financial Services cares… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Texas Storms

@Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production due to Earthquake in February 2021 (as of February 23)

Toyota would like to extend its sincere sympathy to those affected by the earthquakes that occurred on February 13 (Sat), and hope for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas. Due to parts shortage caused by the earthquake, adjustments will be made to production operations to some plants for completed vehicles in Japan as… Continue reading @Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production due to Earthquake in February 2021 (as of February 23)

@Toyota: Ground-breaking Ceremony Marks the Start of Construction of Toyota’s Futuristic Woven City

A ground-breaking ceremony – jichinsai – has taken place today to mark the official start of construction work for Woven City, Toyota’s prototype for a future, fully connected community. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Woven Planet Holdings (Woven Planet, a Toyota Group company) have succeeded in launching the project just one year on from its… Continue reading @Toyota: Ground-breaking Ceremony Marks the Start of Construction of Toyota’s Futuristic Woven City

UK-Japan trade deal settled nerves for Japanese firms: Honda exec

Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement in October, marking Britain’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade. LONDON: Britain’s trade deal with Japan settled the nerves of a lot of Japanese businesses in the United Kingdom and gives them confidence about their future prospects there, a senior Honda executive said on Tuesday. Japan, the… Continue reading UK-Japan trade deal settled nerves for Japanese firms: Honda exec

@Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production due to Earthquake in February 2021 (as of February 22)

Toyota would like to extend its sincere sympathy to those affected by the earthquakes that occurred on February 13 (Sat), and hope for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas. Due to parts shortage caused by the earthquake, adjustments will be made to production operations of plants for completed vehicles in Japan as follows.… Continue reading @Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production due to Earthquake in February 2021 (as of February 22)

Earthquake reveals fractures in Japan’s auto supply chains

TOKYO — On Friday morning, less than a week after a 7.3-magnitude quake rocked northeastern Japan, a stream of cars from across the nation began flooding into a Hitachi suspension factory in Fukushima Prefecture that had been damaged in the upheaval. The procession represented a who’s who of Japan’s auto industry, from a car emblazoned with a Suzuki Motor logo… Continue reading Earthquake reveals fractures in Japan’s auto supply chains

Apple in talks to buy self-driving sensors, key step in car plan

Apple Inc. is in discussions with multiple suppliers of self-driving car sensors known as lidar, according to people familiar with the matter, a key milestone toward development of its first passenger vehicle. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is in active talks with a number of potential suppliers for these laser-based sensors that allow a car’s… Continue reading Apple in talks to buy self-driving sensors, key step in car plan

@Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production due to Earthquake in February 2021 (as of February 19)

Toyota would like to extend its sincere sympathy to those affected by the earthquakes that occurred on February 13 (Sat), and hope for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas. Due to parts shortage caused by the earthquake, adjustments will be made to production operations of plants for completed vehicles in Japan as follows.… Continue reading @Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production due to Earthquake in February 2021 (as of February 19)