Before these models arrive, this 2021 model will be the last series-production car to be spun off the current extruded aluminium platform used in the Evora. However, the car is not intended as a direct Evora replacement, instead sitting above it as a separate model. Autocar has learned that the new car will make use… Continue reading New V6 hybrid ‘Esprit’ to lead Lotus expansion plan
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DENSO forms task forces, tightens visitor policy and provides employee guidelines in response to COVID-19
Southfield, Mich. (March 13, 2020) – As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, DENSO continues to monitor the situation to evaluate and respond to its potential health and business impacts. The company is taking countermeasures to ensure the safety of its employees, and their families and communities, while also ensuring it meets customer demand. Below are more… Continue reading DENSO forms task forces, tightens visitor policy and provides employee guidelines in response to COVID-19
@Toyota: Toyota Develops New Paint Atomizer with Over 95 percent Coating Efficiency, Highest in the World
Toyota City, Japan, March 12, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has developed a new type of paint atomizer (airless paint atomizer) that uses static electricity instead of air, to replace the conventional air paint atomizers used in the vehicle body painting process. The newly developed airless painter, the first of its kind in the world*, achieves… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Develops New Paint Atomizer with Over 95 percent Coating Efficiency, Highest in the World
Williams Advanced Engineering: driving and disrupting technology
What happens when you combine world-class talent and cutting-edge technology with a deeply ingrained passion for expanding the boundaries of what’s possible? Jonny Williamson finds out. Over the past four decades (and counting), Williams F1 has typified the drive for engineering excellence. From its in-house-developed eight-speed, seamless-shift, semi-automatic gearbox to the carbon-fibre chassis of this… Continue reading Williams Advanced Engineering: driving and disrupting technology
Toyota halts pay raises for first time in 7 years, joining Nippon Steel
TOKYO — Toyota Motor will not raise base pay this year, the company told its union Wednesday, joining the ranks of Japanese companies freezing or limiting wage hikes to cope with the U.S.-China trade war and the coronavirus outbreak. This will be Toyota’s first time since 2013 denying a base pay hike during the annual spring negotiations… Continue reading Toyota halts pay raises for first time in 7 years, joining Nippon Steel
Toyota pumps brakes on Lexus production as China sales drop
NAGOYA, Japan — Toyota Motor will temporarily scale back production of Lexus luxury vehicles due to plummeting sales in China amid the coronavirus outbreak, Nikkei has learned. The Japanese automaker is expected to shrink output by about 6% at two domestic assembly plants. The cutbacks will start Monday and last until the end of the… Continue reading Toyota pumps brakes on Lexus production as China sales drop
Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory: Nashville in the running, Elon is looking for ‘incentives, workforce, and more’
Tesla is looking for a new gigafactory in the ‘central US’ to produce the Cybertruck electric pickup truck and Model Y. CEO Elon Musk says that he is looking for “incentives, a workforce, and more” as Nashville is said to be in the running. Yesterday, Musk announced that Tesla is scouting locations in the central… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory: Nashville in the running, Elon is looking for ‘incentives, workforce, and more’
@Toyota: TRI-AD enables successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads
Maxar Technologies (“Maxar”), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, Japan’s leading IT services provider NTT DATA Corporation (“NTT DATA”), and TRI-AD are collaborating on a proof of concept to build automated HD maps for automated vehicles using the highest-resolution commercial satellite imagery since April 25th, 2019. The PoC demonstrates it… Continue reading @Toyota: TRI-AD enables successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads
TomTom, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. and DENSO Collaborate on Advanced Mapmaking for Automated Driving
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10 March 2020 – TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD) and DENSO, today announced a successful proof of concept demonstrating a fast high definition (HD) map-building method for roads, essential for safer autonomous driving. This was achieved with TRI-AD test vehicles equipped with DENSO sensors,… Continue reading TomTom, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. and DENSO Collaborate on Advanced Mapmaking for Automated Driving
Fleet Complete Expands OEM Collaborations with Ford Data Services™
Fleet Complete’s software now integrates with Ford Data Services™ to provide telematics capabilities to Ford vehicles in the U.S. This integration streamlines customer experience and ensures seamless connectivity by leveraging Ford’s built-in hardware. Enabling more customers to access fleet telematics through OEM integrations, Fleet Complete significantly expands its market reach in support of an accelerated… Continue reading Fleet Complete Expands OEM Collaborations with Ford Data Services™