The Toyota Lean Management Centre (TLMC), based at the Deeside engine plant in North Wales, has been using the power of the famous Toyota Production System (TPS) since 2009 to help companies run smoothly. The world-famous ‘Toyota Way’ can also help people make the most of having to work from home, so the experts at… Continue reading @Toyota: Working from Home: How to Do it the Toyota Way
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@Toyota: Toyota Corolla wins Lower Medium Car of the Year in the Company Car Today Awards
The British-built Toyota Corolla has earned further honours, being named Best Lower Medium Car in the Company Car Today CCT100 Awards, announced today. The fuel-efficient self-charging hybrid model is increasing in popularity with business customers in the UK, having achieved an almost 30 per cent increase in fleet/business sales in 2020, despite the impact of… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Corolla wins Lower Medium Car of the Year in the Company Car Today Awards
Honda to close UK plant for four days owing to supply chain problems
Honda will shut its UK factory for four days next week as global supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic continue to plague the Japanese carmaker. The closure is thought to be related to the unavailability of semiconductors, the computer chips used to run cars’ onboard management systems. The problem has affected carmakers around… Continue reading Honda to close UK plant for four days owing to supply chain problems
@Toyota: Join Our Portfolio Company SLAMcore in Developing Spatial Intelligence for Robots
Image courtesy of SLAMcore Every robot, drone, and autonomous vehicle faces a fundamental challenge: understanding its location and nearby objects so that it can map and navigate around its environment. Founded in 2016, SLAMcore is tackling this problem by developing “spatial intelligence” solutions for robots and machines using simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms that analyze… Continue reading @Toyota: Join Our Portfolio Company SLAMcore in Developing Spatial Intelligence for Robots
Toyota shut Chinese line for 2 days due to global chip shortage
NAGOYA, Japan/GUANGZHOU — Toyota Motor reopened a production line at a Chinese assembly plant Tuesday evening after a two-day shutdown, as the site became the company’s second facility affected by a chip shortage slamming automakers worldwide. The Japanese carmaker had halted operations on its third line at GAC Toyota Motor, the joint venture with China’s… Continue reading Toyota shut Chinese line for 2 days due to global chip shortage
The World’s Top Maker of Mini Motors Bets It Can Win Over Tesla
(Bloomberg) — Nidec Corp., the world’s top supplier of motors for everything from hard drives to power plants, is betting it can make a key component for Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles cheaper and better than anyone else, possibly including its chief executive officer, Elon Musk. “I very much want to have a top-level discussion with… Continue reading The World’s Top Maker of Mini Motors Bets It Can Win Over Tesla
Toyota Kirloskar Motor lifts lockout, starts second shift at Bidadi plants
Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced that it has withdrawn the lockout at its manufacturing plants in Bidadi, Karnataka. The two plants together have a combined manufacturing capacity of up to 210,000 units per annum. According to the company, the TKM management was forced to announce a second lock-out on November 23, 2020 due to the… Continue reading Toyota Kirloskar Motor lifts lockout, starts second shift at Bidadi plants
Baidu to join China EV race with Geely support
HONG KONG — Chinese technology group Baidu, best known for its internet search engine, is set to make a late entry into China’s heated electric car race. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China’s largest private automotive group, will act as a strategic partner. The move positions Baidu as the latest Chinese challenger to Tesla at a… Continue reading Baidu to join China EV race with Geely support
Eyeris and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Introduce Industry’s First In-cabin Sensing AI Solution Using TI’s Jacinto™ TDA4 Processor and RGB-IR Image Sensors at CES2021
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Eyeris Technologies, Inc., a world leader in vision AI for in-cabin sensing, today announced its collaboration with Texas Instruments (TI) on an industry-first in-cabin sensing AI solution, using TI‘s Jacinto™ TDA4 processors and 2D RGB-IR image sensors, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021. D3 Engineering designs products and integrates… Continue reading Eyeris and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Introduce Industry’s First In-cabin Sensing AI Solution Using TI’s Jacinto™ TDA4 Processor and RGB-IR Image Sensors at CES2021
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus teams up with Sauber for the SCG 007 hypercar racer – Wade Thiel
In 2021 we will finally see the introduction of the Le Mans Hypercar class, the LMH, which will replace the LMP1 class as the top of the line in endurance racing. One of the most famous races in the World Endurance Championship is without a doubt the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, to be… Continue reading Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus teams up with Sauber for the SCG 007 hypercar racer – Wade Thiel