@Toyota: Participation in Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering Center

Five Japanese automobile manufacturers (SUBARU CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Mazda Motor Corporation) and five parts manufacturers (AISIN CORPORATION, JATCO Ltd, DENSO CORPORATION, Panasonic Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) will be filling the role of executive member in the Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering center (JAMBE), which went… Continue reading @Toyota: Participation in Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering Center

@Honda: Participation in Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering Center

Five Japanese automobile manufacturers (SUBARU CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Mazda Motor Corporation) and five parts manufacturers (AISIN CORPORATION, JATCO Ltd, DENSO CORPORATION, Panasonic Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) will be filling the role of executive member in the Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering center (JAMBE), which went… Continue reading @Honda: Participation in Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering Center

@Toyota: Toyota’s First U.S. Manufacturing Facility Paves the Way Part by Part

Toyota’s first manufacturing facility in North America, TABC, Inc., has been helping to build the company’s reputation for quality in everything it assembles. Today, with the help of 330 team members, TABC is a primary supplier of parts for Tacoma trucks and past model service parts. The plant creates stamped parts, steering columns, catalytic converters,… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s First U.S. Manufacturing Facility Paves the Way Part by Part

Hyundai and Motional expand their footprint in Las Vegas ahead of robotaxi launch

Motional, the autonomous vehicle company that is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is growing its presence in Las Vegas as it gears up to launch a commercial robotaxi service in 2023. The company is tripling the size of its closed-course testing facility, doubling its operations center, and hiring over 100 new employees. The… Continue reading Hyundai and Motional expand their footprint in Las Vegas ahead of robotaxi launch

@Toyota: Next-Gen Satellite Navigation: Our Investment in Xona Space Systems

The space sector is booming. With space tourism stoking public interest to new highs, space solutions are riding a record wave of investment, building on the $7.6 billion invested in 2020. The former rocket engineer in me delights at the growing enthusiasm for space, while my current investor self poses the typical nagging questions of… Continue reading @Toyota: Next-Gen Satellite Navigation: Our Investment in Xona Space Systems

@Toyota: Clearway Signs Second Clean Power Contract with Toyota

80 MW VPPA brings Toyota significantly closer to reaching carbon neutrality in its U.S. manufacturing facilities by 2035 SAN FRANCISCO (September 22, 2021) – Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) announced today that it has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) to support Clearway’s 100 MW Wildflower Solar project in… Continue reading @Toyota: Clearway Signs Second Clean Power Contract with Toyota

May Mobility to launch AV shuttle in Ann Arbor

Pontiac — May Mobility, Mcity at the University of Michigan and economic development group Ann Arbor SPARK are launching a free autonomous vehicle shuttle service in Ann Arbor, the organizations announced Tuesday.  The shuttle, dubbed A2GO, will begin providing rides on Oct. 11 in five autonomous on-demand cars. The fleet includes four hybrid-electric Lexus RX 450h vehicles… Continue reading May Mobility to launch AV shuttle in Ann Arbor

@Toyota: Toyota’s Mississippi Plant: A Model for Sustainable Initiatives

One of the top-selling vehicles in the world, the Toyota Corolla, is assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi (TMMMS) in Blue Springs, Mississippi. It takes a Herculean effort to roll 170,000 cars off the assembly line each year. To lend a hand, TMMMS employees are assisted by “Godzilla,” a large material-handling robot, which looks like a… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s Mississippi Plant: A Model for Sustainable Initiatives

@Toyota: Stratospheric Robots for High-Frequency Imaging: Our Investment in Near Space Labs

The world is changing. Where we live, how we move, the energy we can consume, and the infrastructure we use — all are transforming. We’re also experiencing the effects of climate change every day with more extreme temperatures, droughts, floods, wildfires, and tropical storms. Quality insights and wide coverage of these changes are critical to… Continue reading @Toyota: Stratospheric Robots for High-Frequency Imaging: Our Investment in Near Space Labs