HONG KONG — Toyota Motor has teamed up with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to commercialize its high-definition mapping system in China. This is the second partnership Toyota has made with a China-based autonomous driving startup within the past 30 days. Last month, the Japanese carmaker led fundraising for Pony.ai with a $400 million investment.… Continue reading Toyota taps startup Momenta to build HD road maps in China
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Toyota Blockchain Lab
Japanese manufacturer Toyota wants to focus more on blockchain technology. Toyota founded the Toyota Blockchain Lab with his financial arm last year, where they push ahead with the integration of technology in the car. It allows a new communication structure to be established that enables secure data management and allocation. Toyota blockchain lab. Source: Toyota… Continue reading Toyota Blockchain Lab
Reborn Lotus Esprit spied testing for the first time
The spiritual successor to the Lotus Esprit has been spotted testing for the first time ahead of its 2021 debut. Development prototypes of the upcoming £100k-plus sports car have been seen close to Lotus’s headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk, disguised by Evora body shells that have been widened to accommodate the modified chassis. Although these early prototypes don’t give… Continue reading Reborn Lotus Esprit spied testing for the first time
BMW and Toyota suspend UK car production
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BMW and Toyota suspend European operations
Automotive industry Plants in Oxfordshire and Derbyshire affected as coronavirus affects carmakers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage BMW makes Minis at its Cowley plant near Oxford. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images BMW and Toyota have joined a rapidly lengthening list of carmakers shutting down European operations, affecting UK plants in Oxfordshire and… Continue reading BMW and Toyota suspend European operations
[Covid-19] Actia suspends the production of electronic cards in its factory in Toulouse
Plant closings due to coronavirus are spreading in the automotive industry. In the wake of manufacturers like Renault, PSA, Toyota and Volkswagen, the equipment supplier Actia is suspending, for a period of 15 days, renewable, the production of electronic cards in its only French factory in Colomiers, near Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). To read the entire article,… Continue reading [Covid-19] Actia suspends the production of electronic cards in its factory in Toulouse
Toyota Research Institute, DMP to begin work on high-accuracy HD map for automated driving
Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI-AD) and Dynamic Map Platform have partnered to build a proof of concept (PoC) applying the technologies of both companies starting April 2020. The PoC aims to demonstrate the efficient update of DMP’s high definition (HD) maps by using TRI-AD’s open software platform, Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) to detect… Continue reading Toyota Research Institute, DMP to begin work on high-accuracy HD map for automated driving
Toyota partners with China’s Momenta on high definition maps for autonomous cars
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Toyota is pictured at Bangkok Auto Salon 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop a high definition (HD) mapping platform in China for autonomous driving vehicles, Momenta said in a… Continue reading Toyota partners with China’s Momenta on high definition maps for autonomous cars
@Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Missouri (TMMMO) Fact Sheet
President: Wes Woods Groundbreaking: 1991 Start of Production: 1993 Investment: $455 million Plant Sites: 75 acres Plant Sizes: 550,000 sq. ft. Employment: 900 Products: cylinder heads 2019 Production: 2.8 million cylinder heads Operations: low pressure casting, core making, die making Impact on Missouri: The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) conducted a study based on 2015 data… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Missouri (TMMMO) Fact Sheet
@Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Tennessee (TMMTN) Fact Sheet
President: Wes Woods Groundbreaking: 2003 Start of Production: 2005 Investment: $365 million Plant Sites: 200 acres Plant Sizes: 450,000 sq. ft. Employment: 300 Products: engine blocks and automatic transmission cases and housings 2019 Production: 1.6 million engine blocks, 870K automatic transmission cases and housings Operations: high pressure casting, die making Impact on Tennessee: The Center for Automotive… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Tennessee (TMMTN) Fact Sheet