Buick’s popular Enclave three-row SUV will get new safety features and other upgrades this fall for the 2022 model year. The top-of-the-line Avenir model is in line for a number of changes to further differentiate it from the rest of the Enclave lineup. Exterior changes include new headlights, grille and front fascia. Inside, a new… Continue reading 2022 Buick Enclave adds safety features, gets new grilles and wheels
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Aurora brings in outsiders to boost safety efforts, public trust of driverless vehicles
Aurora, the autonomous vehicle company that acquired Uber ATG last year, has assembled a team of outside experts, shared new details about its operations in a self-assessment safety report and launched a website as part of a broader effort to win over consumers wary of the technology that they may someday share the road with, or… Continue reading Aurora brings in outsiders to boost safety efforts, public trust of driverless vehicles
@Toyota: Next Leg of our Journey: We are Toyota Ventures
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead In 2017, we started Toyota’s first standalone venture capital firm with a vision and a passion for change — embarking on a mission to discover what’s next for Toyota. Today,… Continue reading @Toyota: Next Leg of our Journey: We are Toyota Ventures
@Toyota: Toyota AI Ventures announces rebrand as Toyota Ventures and an additional $300M to invest in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality
Launch of the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund brings firm’s total assets under management to more than $500M Los Altos, Calif., June 3, 2021 – Toyota’s first standalone, early-stage venture capital firm, Toyota AI Ventures, will change its name to Toyota Ventures and grow its total assets under management to… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota AI Ventures announces rebrand as Toyota Ventures and an additional $300M to invest in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality
@Toyota: Teammate Advanced Drive Backgrounder
WHAT TO KNOW: Teammate® advanced driver assistance technology is a SAE Level 2 system, based on Toyota’s Mobility Teammate Concept, that provides two functions: Advanced Drive and Advanced Park. It will be available on select 2022 Lexus LS 500h models with AWD, which are expected to arrive in U.S. dealerships this fall. Teammate’s Advanced Drive… Continue reading @Toyota: Teammate Advanced Drive Backgrounder
@Toyota: Small Team, Huge Impact
Toyota’s Integrated Vehicle Systems is where the rubber meets the proverbial road when it comes to advanced driver assistance technology and safety features in the United States When it arrives in the market later this year, Toyota’s Teammate will mark a major milestone along Toyota’s transformation to a technology-driven mobility company. For the team of… Continue reading @Toyota: Small Team, Huge Impact
@Toyota: Toyota Establishes “Toyota Ventures Climate Fund”
Toyota is strengthening company-wide efforts to further accelerate CO2 reduction toward its goal of carbon neutrality. As a part of this effort, Toyota has established a global investment fund, the “Toyota Ventures Climate Fund.” Go to Source
Suzuki’s India woes extend far beyond the pandemic
TOKYO — It is a market where Suzuki Motor once reigned as the undisputed champion. Forty years ago, nearly every passenger car sold in India was made by the Japanese automaker. Now this share is under 50%, and the competition only looks to increase. Suzuki still makes half its car sales in the country, and the automaker’s stock price… Continue reading Suzuki’s India woes extend far beyond the pandemic
Toyota rebrands investment arm, adds fund focused on controlling climate change …
Toyota Motor Corp is rebranding its corporate investment arm as Toyota Ventures and adding two early-stage funds, including one focused on investing in startups developing solutions for climate change and carbon neutrality. The Japanese automaker is beefing up its four-year-old investment arm, formerly known as Toyota AI Ventures, with the addition of the $150 million Frontier Fund and the $150… Continue reading Toyota rebrands investment arm, adds fund focused on controlling climate change …
Xiaomi-Backed Fund Invests in Autonomous Driving Startup Zongmu
(Bloomberg) — An investment fund backed by Xiaomi Corp. is among a new slew of investors in Zongmu Technology Shanghai Co. as the Chinese autonomous driving system startup raised $190 million in its latest funding round. Zongmu conducted the series D fundraising in three stages and Hubei Xiaomi Changjiang Industrial Investment Fund Management Co. led… Continue reading Xiaomi-Backed Fund Invests in Autonomous Driving Startup Zongmu