By Stephen Edelstein Electric cars and hydrogen fuel-cell cars could drastically reduce emissions if they ever truly take off, but that will require finding better batteries and fuel cells. Toyota thinks artificial intelligence might be the key to that. Over the next four years, Toyota will invest $35 million into AI research related to materials…
Por Sergio Álvarez Una de las grandes novedades del Salón de Ginebra ha sido el espectacular Toyota Yaris GRMN. Se trata de la versión más deportiva del Toyota Yaris, creada por Gazoo Racing, la división deportiva y de competición del gigante asiático. Precisamente a Ginebra viajamos invitados por Toyota, que además de presentarnos sus novedades…
By Greg Migliore Is the FJ40 set for a successor? Fans of the legendary Toyota FJ40 will be getting a look at its potential successor next month at the New York Auto Show. Toyota said Wednesday morning it will bring something called the FT-4X concept to the show, dropping a two-sentence statement titled “Four Wheeling….
Por Ernesto Ortiz El 11 de marzo de 2011 un terremoto arrasó la región de Tohoku, en Japón. Nació entonces el proyecto Kokoro Hakobu -llevar o entregar nuestro corazón en japonés-, que comprendía diversas iniciativas, desde actividades de contribución social hasta el refuerzo de las operaciones de fabricación en la región para contribuir a incentivar…
By Laurence Iliff Toyota is throwing a little extra habanero into the 86 coupe it inherited from Scion (the former FR-S) with the 860 special edition, named for the limited run of 860 in Supernova Orange and the same number in Halo White. The limited version is noteworthy since Toyota inherited the Scion’s “mono-spec” trim,…
By Kevin Buckland Toyota Industries Corp., a parts-and-assembly affiliate of Japan’s largest carmaker, has agreed to buy Dutch baggage and parcel handling equipment manufacturer Vanderlande Industries Holding BV for 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) to expand its products beyond forklifts. The Japanese company aims to complete the acquisition of closely held Vanderlande by the first…
by Andrew Krok These new billboards can reverse thousands of vehicles’ worth of nitrogen dioxide emissions. Billboards don’t really do anything — except for Toyota’s new Mirai billboards, which are actually engineered to clean the air around them. From April 3 to May 28, Toyota will put up 37 billboards around Los Angeles and San…
by Andrew Krok It’s the biggest arrangement Microsoft’s reached with an automaker to date. Toyota owes Microsoft a big ol’ “thank you” when it comes to the future of the automaker’s connected cars. Microsoft will license a good deal of its connected car patents to Toyota, Automotive News reports. Toyota will have access to a…
Por José Palacios Los coches conectados son el futuro. Toyota y Microsoft ya son conscientes de esta realidad y por eso firmaron un primer acuerdo por el cual, Toyota Connected utilizaría la tecnología de Microsoft Azure como solución en la nube. Esta empresa dependiente de Toyota tiene por objetivo que la conducción sea más personal,…
By Stephen Elmer Toyota has revealed what it will be showing off at this year’s New York Auto Show. The 2018 Toyota Sienna and Yaris will headline the brand’s stand in the Big Apple, each coming with some moderate changes for the new model year. On the Sienna side, an all-new face that borrows the…
