On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at around 14:00, a Toyota e-Palette, a mobility vehicle used to support mobility within the Athletes’ Village at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, collided with a visually impaired pedestrian about to cross a pedestrian crossing. Firstly, we would like to express our sincerest apologies to the individual that… Continue reading @Toyota: Statement Regarding a Collision between a Pedestrian and a Toyota e-Palette Vehicle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Village
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Self-Driving Bus Hits Pedestrian at Tokyo Olympic Village
But it seems that neither the athlete nor the bus were to blame. Share the Road On Thursday afternoon, one of the self-driving shuttle buses operating at the Tokyo Olympic village crashed into a Paralympian while they were crossing the street. The bus drove into 30-year-old Japanese judo competitor Aramitsu Kitazono, who is visually impaired,… Continue reading Self-Driving Bus Hits Pedestrian at Tokyo Olympic Village
US Car & Truck Rental Revenues to Return to Growth as Consumer, Business Travel Rebounds
CLEVELAND, Aug. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nominal revenues generated by the US car and truck rental industry are expected to see annual growth of 11% through 2025 from a depressed base in 2020, according to Car & Truck Rental: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Excluding the anomalous year 2020, revenues… Continue reading US Car & Truck Rental Revenues to Return to Growth as Consumer, Business Travel Rebounds
Toyota autonomous bus hits Tokyo Paralympian, taking him out of match
TOKYO (Kyodo) — A visually impaired Paralympian has been left with injuries that will take about two weeks to heal after being hit by a Toyota Motor autonomous bus running in the athletes’ village, police said Friday. The Paralympian, Japanese judoka Aramitsu Kitazono, competing in the men’s 81-kilogram division, will miss his match scheduled for… Continue reading Toyota autonomous bus hits Tokyo Paralympian, taking him out of match
Geely’s EV brand scores $500m investment led by CATL and Intel
BEIJING — A luxury electric vehicle unit of China’s Geely has partnered with top EV battery maker CATL and other investors to accelerate the development of new technologies. Zeekr Intelligent Technology, which operates Geely’s premium EV brand, signed strategic investment partnerships with five companies including Intel Capital, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group announced Friday. The partners will gain a 5.6% stake in… Continue reading Geely’s EV brand scores $500m investment led by CATL and Intel
Huawei’s smart car partnership model comes under scrutiny
As Huawei Technologies gathers pace on its push into smart cars, industry insiders closely following the Chinese telecom giant’s shift away from consumer electronics and into the competitive auto space have raised concerns over the company’s partnership models with domestic carmakers. Since pivoting into China’s automotive industry following a series of Trump-era sanctions on the… Continue reading Huawei’s smart car partnership model comes under scrutiny
Sony’s head of AI research wants to build robots that can win a Nobel Prize
AI and Machine Learning systems have proven a boon to scientific research in a variety of academic fields in recent years. They’ve assisted scientists in identifying genomic markers ripe for cutting-edge treatments, accelerating the discovery of potent new drugs and therapeutics, and even publishing their own research. Throughout this period, however, AI/ML systems have often… Continue reading Sony’s head of AI research wants to build robots that can win a Nobel Prize
Waymo will stop selling its self-driving LiDAR sensors to other companies
Just months after a CEO shakeup, Waymo is officially halting sales of its custom sensors to third parties. The move sees the Alphabet-owned self-driving company unwinding a business operation just two years into its lifespan. Waymo confirmed the decision to Reuters, adding that it’s now focusing on deploying its Waymo Driver tech across its Waymo… Continue reading Waymo will stop selling its self-driving LiDAR sensors to other companies
Autos & Transportation · 2:33 PM UTCToyota halts all self-driving e-Palette vehicles after Olympic village accidentToyota Motor (7203.T) said on Frida…
Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda, arrives in their e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle to give his presentation at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su Aug 27 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor (7203.T) said on Friday it had suspended all self-driving e-Palette transportation pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village, a… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 2:33 PM UTCToyota halts all self-driving e-Palette vehicles after Olympic village accidentToyota Motor (7203.T) said on Frida…
Toyota pauses self-driving ‘e-Palette’ service after one crashed into an Olympic athlete
Toyota has halted its autonomous shuttle service in Tokyo’s Olympic village after one of its vehicles collided with a visually impaired athlete, Reuters reported. Technically, the vehicle was not driving autonomously but was under manual control at the time of the incident. Toyota had been operating dozens of its “e-Palette” shuttles during the Olympics as… Continue reading Toyota pauses self-driving ‘e-Palette’ service after one crashed into an Olympic athlete