Tag: Toyota

Toyota’s ‘self-charging hybrid’ ad is banned in Norway, deemed a lie

Toyota has a history of creating misleading electric-vehicle advertising, especially with its “self-charging hybrid” ad campaign. Norway has now banned the campaign, deeming it a lie. The Japanese automaker has long been a proponent of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. In the process, it has shunned all-electric vehicles and focused on “electrified” by 2025. Toyota… Continue reading Toyota’s ‘self-charging hybrid’ ad is banned in Norway, deemed a lie

Boston Dynamics’ Spot Could Pave The Way For Ridable Robotic Horse

The invention of the wheel some 4,000 years ago dramatically increased the rate at which human society evolved. It was so good that we’ve become so heavily on it that without the notion of the wheel everything would grind to a halt – literally. But there’s just something cool about trying to emulate nature’s more… Continue reading Boston Dynamics’ Spot Could Pave The Way For Ridable Robotic Horse

Wuhan lockdown spurs corporate Japan’s contingency response

TOKYO — For the first time in almost two decades, Tencent Holdings founder Pony Ma will not directly hand out traditional red envelopes of cash to employees to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Such are the precautions being taken in China, even in Tencent’s home base of Shenzhen, some 1,100 km away from Wuhan, the epicenter… Continue reading Wuhan lockdown spurs corporate Japan’s contingency response

Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing

Uber Advanced Technologies Group will start mapping Washington, D.C., ahead of plans to begin testing its self-driving vehicles in the city this year. Initially, there will be three Uber vehicles mapping the area, a company spokesperson said. These vehicles, which will be manually driven and have two trained employees inside, will collect sensor data using… Continue reading Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing

@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Establishes a Tech Company Providing Connected Services in Singapore- Undertaking R&D of core technologies and contributing toward solving social issues through the MaaS business –

2020-01-23 1. Background The automotive industry is entering a once-in-a-century transformation period, and a new concept of interpreting mobility as a service has emerged. MaaS (Mobility as a Service) is an integrated mobility service business that not only connects transport services of various modes seamlessly but also provides mobility and transport services that are efficient… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Establishes a Tech Company Providing Connected Services in Singapore- Undertaking R&D of core technologies and contributing toward solving social issues through the MaaS business –

@Toyota: 2020 Consumer Electronic Show: Toyota Press Conference, Akio Toyoda and Bjarke Ingels Remarks

As prepared for Akio ToyodaPresident and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation 2020 Consumer Electronics ShowMandalay BayLas Vegas Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen, and thanks so much for joining us. As evident from everything you see and hear at CES, virtually every industry is trying to predict the future. And from my… Continue reading @Toyota: 2020 Consumer Electronic Show: Toyota Press Conference, Akio Toyoda and Bjarke Ingels Remarks

@Toyota: Lexus Zero Gravity Concepts Shoot for the Moon

New Zero Gravity concept designs from Lexus illustrate the thrill of high-speed space exploration Design sketches developed at ED2, Lexus’ European advanced design centre Designs selected for inclusion in the international art and design magazine Document Journal’s Lunar Design Portfolio Karl Dujardin’s dream machine was the top pick from a series of lunar vehicle ideas… Continue reading @Toyota: Lexus Zero Gravity Concepts Shoot for the Moon

AdTech Company Buzzvil Raises $17M Series C Funding

Buzzvil, a Seoul, South Korea-based provider of rewarded ad platform, raised a total of USD17m in series C funding from the Mega-7 Club. The Mega-7 Club, dubbed as South Korea’s version of Softbank Vision Fund, is consisted of returning investors LB Investments, Company K Partners and new investors SBI Investments, Korea Development Bank and Shinhan… Continue reading AdTech Company Buzzvil Raises $17M Series C Funding

Tesla overtakes Volkswagen as world’s second most valuable carmaker

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has overtaken Germany’s Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) as the world’s second most valuable carmaker behind Japan’s Toyota (7203.T), as the meteoric rise in the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s shares reshuffles the global market. FILE PHOTO: A China-made Tesla Model 3 vehicle is seen at a delivery ceremony in the Shanghai Gigafactory of… Continue reading Tesla overtakes Volkswagen as world’s second most valuable carmaker