Toyota will acquire Lyft’s self-driving technology unit for $550 million, the companies said, as the Japanese firm steps up its automation ambitions with the newly created Woven Planet division. TheContinue Reading
Toyota has been largely content to hang out in the background and sell variations of its Synergy hybrid powertrain but now the wheel has turned and Toyota must either joinContinue Reading
Toyota has joined forces with the 14 million euro FCH2RAIL project to crowd diesel locomotives out of the sprawling EU railway market. The FCH2RAIL project launched in January with theContinue Reading
Toyota has patented an autonomous refueling drone system that can drive out to your location and top up your car’s gasoline tank, hydrogen fuel cell or battery on the go.Continue Reading
This week, researchers at Kyoto University who are working in conjunction with Toyota announced the development of a fluoride-ion solid state battery with up to 7 times the energy densityContinue Reading
Toyota, the company that refuses to take battery electric cars seriously, has invested $394 million in Joby Aviation, an electric air taxi service based in California. The money was partContinue Reading
Toyota has reiterated its commitment to introducing battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the Indian market. Toyota India’s first all-electric car will be co-developed with Maruti. According to sources, this newContinue Reading
Toyota and BYD have formed a new jointly owned company to develop battery electric vehicles for the Chinese market. According to a joint press release the two companies say theirContinue Reading
