2020-02-04 Mobility 54 Investment SAS (“Mobility 54”) – established in October 2019 under a group joint venture between Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) and CFAO SAS (“CFAO”) – has decided to participate in the series B funding and to invest USD 7.6 million in Sendy Limited (“Sendy”) engaging in logistics digital platform services in Africa.… Continue reading @Toyota: Mobility 54 invests in Sendy Limited – a logistics digital platformer in Africa- contributing to solve the social challenges in the African logistics industry –
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@Toyota: Building Vision-Oriented AI for Autonomous Vehicles — Our Portfolio Company Recogni is Hiring
Building Vision-Oriented AI for Autonomous Vehicles — Our Portfolio Company Recogni is Hiring Founded in 2017, our portfolio company Recogni is creating a vision-oriented AI processing framework for high-performance, low-power object recognition to help advance autonomous vehicle (AV) efficiency and safety. The San Jose-based company, which emerged from stealth mode with its $25 million Series A funding round… Continue reading @Toyota: Building Vision-Oriented AI for Autonomous Vehicles — Our Portfolio Company Recogni is Hiring
Toyota and Panasonic will start producing EV batteries in April
Sponsored Links ASSOCIATED PRESS Toyota and Panasonic have announced a new agreement to start jointly developing and manufacturing electric vehicle batteries. The two Japanese companies say they’re creating a company called Prime Planet Energy and Solutions that will begin producing square-shaped prismatic cells on April 1st. The company will employ approximately 5,100 people initially. As… Continue reading Toyota and Panasonic will start producing EV batteries in April
@GM: Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Named First-Ever Overland Truck of the Year
Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Named First-Ever Overland Truck of the Year 2020-02-03 DETROIT – Overland Journal has named the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison its first Overland Truck of the Year. In their review, the editors praised the Bison as “one of the most exceptional overland trucks ever sold in North America.” For the inaugural competition,… Continue reading @GM: Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Named First-Ever Overland Truck of the Year
Toyota-Panasonic to launch big venture for making EV batteries, starting April
Toyota and Panasonic announced today an agreement to jointly develop EV batteries starting in April. The new company, dubbed Prime Planet Energy and Solutions, will develop prismatic batteries for sale to other automakers. The joint venture, which will be owned 51% by Toyota, will have more than 5,000 employees. The maxim in political journalism is… Continue reading Toyota-Panasonic to launch big venture for making EV batteries, starting April
@Toyota: Toyota develops fuel cell system for maritime applications
Previously, Toyota’s fuel cell system, which was first introduced in the Toyota Mirai, the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, proved its value as a propulsion system for automobiles. However, the company has more recently been exploring the use of its fuel cell system in other applications such as buses and trucks. Toyota,… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota develops fuel cell system for maritime applications
@Toyota: Toyota and Panasonic Decide to Establish Joint Venture Specializing in Automotive Prismatic Batteries
Toyota City, Aichi/Kadoma City, Osaka, Japan February 3, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) announced today that they have decided to establish Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., a joint venture specializing in automotive prismatic batteries. This decision comes just over a year since the two companies announced on January 22, 2019 that… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota and Panasonic Decide to Establish Joint Venture Specializing in Automotive Prismatic Batteries
@Toyota: Toyota’s New Acceleration Suppression Function Set to Launch in Summer 2020
Toyota Safety Sense is a preventive safety package introduced in 2015. Using accident data from Japan, the United States, and Europe, it comprises three core functions that help avoid or mitigate damage and injury from serious traffic accidents: Pre-Collision System (PCS), Lane Departure Alert (LDA), and Automatic High Beam (AHB). Toyota’s goal is to completely… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s New Acceleration Suppression Function Set to Launch in Summer 2020
Toyota uses big data to guard against accelerator-brake mix-up
FILE PHOTO: Toyota logo is seen in Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp unveiled an emergency safety system on Monday that uses big data to ignore the accelerator if it determines the driver steps on the pedal unintentionally. Japan’s biggest car maker… Continue reading Toyota uses big data to guard against accelerator-brake mix-up
Japan’s Nidec set to focus on electric vehicle powertrains to treble sales
Japan’s Nidec Corp plans to more than treble its revenue over the next five years by focusing on electric vehicle powertrains and buying specialists in motor technologies, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The world’s leading maker of precision motors which supplies parts for Apple’s iPhones is expected to detail its plans as soon as Tuesday when it will… Continue reading Japan’s Nidec set to focus on electric vehicle powertrains to treble sales