Tag: Toyota

TKM steps to ensure employee safety during the pandemic

New Delhi: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) recently released a package of comprehensive relief measures for its team members and their families by providing easy access to healthcare and other critical support during these testing times. As a part of its continued commitment to secure the health and safety of its people and the communities at… Continue reading TKM steps to ensure employee safety during the pandemic

Hyundai charts hydrogen road map beyond autos

SEOUL/NAGOYA, Japan — Two black shipping containers bearing the Hyundai logo sit side by side in a corner of a thermal plant run by a power company in the South Korean city of Ulsan. The boxes hold fuel cell systems of the same type used in Hyundai Motor’s hydrogen-powered Nexo sport utility vehicle. Each container is a… Continue reading Hyundai charts hydrogen road map beyond autos

Automakers to up fuel cell vehicle production

Visitors check out a hydrogen fuel cell bus at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, held from April 19-28. [Photo by Long Wei/For China Daily] Hydrogen seen as legitimate clean power source to complement hybrids, full electrics Carmakers in China and abroad are stepping up efforts to build hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which are thought could… Continue reading Automakers to up fuel cell vehicle production

Ford and Toyota top self-driving technology league table

TOKYO — Leading carmakers such as Ford Motor and Toyota Motor are catching up with tech giants in the global race to develop self-driving technology as indicated by new patent data. The two companies claimed the top two positions on a list of most competitive firms in terms of patents related to autonomous driving technology.… Continue reading Ford and Toyota top self-driving technology league table

Chinese startup Pony.ai can now test driverless vehicles in three California cities

Chinese robotaxi startup Pony.ai has been given permission by California regulators to pilot its autonomous vehicles without a human safety driver behind the wheel in three cities. While dozens of companies — 55 in all — have active permits to test autonomous vehicles with a safety driver, it’s far less common to receive permission for… Continue reading Chinese startup Pony.ai can now test driverless vehicles in three California cities

Fisker is building an electric popemobile

EV startup Fisker Inc. says it will make the first all-electric popemobile, using a modified version of its forthcoming Ocean SUV. Automotive designer Henrik Fisker and Geeta Gupta-Fisker (his wife and Fisker Inc. co-founder) presented Pope Francis with images of the proposed design during a meeting at the Vatican on Thursday. Those images show a… Continue reading Fisker is building an electric popemobile

@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho, Mitsui Chemicals and Neste collaborate to start Japan’s first production of renewable plastics from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons

Toyota Tsusho Corp., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Neste announced today that they are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons. In this collaboration, Mitsui Chemicals will use Neste RE™, 100% bio-based hydrocarbons produced by Neste, to replace a part of the fossil feedstock in the… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho, Mitsui Chemicals and Neste collaborate to start Japan’s first production of renewable plastics from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons

@Toyota: New Clean Assist Program Allows Carbon Free Charging for Toyota Plug In Owners in California

About Toyota Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships. Toyota has created a tremendous value chain and directly employs more than 36,000 in the U.S.… Continue reading @Toyota: New Clean Assist Program Allows Carbon Free Charging for Toyota Plug In Owners in California

Toyota US parts maker hit by cyberattack, data compromised

NAGOYA, Japan — An American manufacturing unit of Toyota Auto Body was hacked by what is believed to be a Russian cybergang, the Toyota Motor subsidiary said Thursday, with sensitive information exposed online. The admission came less than a week after another group member of the Japanese auto giant reported a cyberattack. Toyota Auto Body… Continue reading Toyota US parts maker hit by cyberattack, data compromised