Tag: Toyota

Toyota’s LQ concept car will make friends with you via its onboard AI

Toyota is doubling down on its prediction that the key to building a compelling car of the future will be creating a true connection between car and driver (or passenger, depending on whether or now you’re using autonomous mode). The car maker’s new LQ concept is an evolution fo the Concept-i vehicle it unveiled at… Continue reading Toyota’s LQ concept car will make friends with you via its onboard AI

Panasonic Develops a Driverless Automated Valet Parking System and a Large Screen AR-HUD

Osaka, Tokyo – Society is increasingly seeking to build a safer, more comfortable automotive society through advancing automated driving and reducing traffic accidents. To achieve this goal, Panasonic has developed a driverless automated valet parking system and an AR-HUD (Augmented Reality Head-Up Display). The driverless automated valet parking system achieves fully automated driving (SAE Level… Continue reading Panasonic Develops a Driverless Automated Valet Parking System and a Large Screen AR-HUD

Toyota Extends Plug-In Hybrid Battery Warranty: 10 Years, 150,000 Miles

It’s valid for first-ownership and any subsequent owners down the road. One of the biggest concerns regarding plug-in hybrid vehicles – especially as they age and move into the used-car market – is the cost of replacing the battery pack. Barring unexpected failure, the packs will eventually diminish to a point where they need replacing,… Continue reading Toyota Extends Plug-In Hybrid Battery Warranty: 10 Years, 150,000 Miles

Whisbi Raises €5M in Funding

Whisbi​, a Barcelona, Spain-based conversational Sales platform, raised €5M in funding. The round was led by Cipio Partners along existing investors Active & BDMI. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach. Led by CEO Alex Bisbe, Whisbi offers a Conversational Sales platform to capture, qualify and… Continue reading Whisbi Raises €5M in Funding

DENSO and NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Matt Smith Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Contact: Dan AlfDENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc.Phone: (310) 513-7353dan_alf@densodrive.com LONG BEACH, Calif. – DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier DENSO Corp., and Matt Smith, three-time winner of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, are wrapping Smith’s bike in pink this month to raise awareness about breast cancer.… Continue reading DENSO and NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Matt Smith Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Toyota does electrification backward, unveils RAV4 PHEV when it issued to have all-electric version

Toyota has unveiled a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the RAV4 for 2021 – showing that it is doing electrification backward since it used to have an all-electric RAV4 SUV more than a decade ago. The Japanese automaker was early to the hybrid game with the Prius, but where most automakers moved to plug-in… Continue reading Toyota does electrification backward, unveils RAV4 PHEV when it issued to have all-electric version

Toyota Fleet Mobility buys major UK leasing firm

Toyota Fleet Mobility has confirmed plans to buy one of the UK’s largest full service leasing companies, Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS), for £100 million (€113.5 million). The acquisition continues Toyota’s strategy to develop from a vehicle maker to a mobility provider. Toyota Fleet Mobility was created in 2018 as a joint venture between Toyota Financial… Continue reading Toyota Fleet Mobility buys major UK leasing firm

Press Releases – Fuel cell vehicles: EU must act to build up much-needed hydrogen infrastructure

Brussels, 10 October 2019 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Hydrogen Europe and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) are jointly calling on European policy makers to ramp up investments in EU-wide hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for fuel cell electric vehicles. Fuel cell vehicles can contribute positively to the overall decarbonisation agenda of the EU.… Continue reading Press Releases – Fuel cell vehicles: EU must act to build up much-needed hydrogen infrastructure

Press Releases – Thomas Sedran new Chair of ACEA’s Light Commercial Vehicle Committee

Brussels, 8 October 2019 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has appointed a new Chairman for its Light Commercial Vehicle General Managers’ Committee: Thomas Sedran, who is also Chairman of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Board of Management. Light commercial vehicles (LCVs), better known as vans, represent a vital link in Europe’s logistics chain, enabling… Continue reading Press Releases – Thomas Sedran new Chair of ACEA’s Light Commercial Vehicle Committee