Toyota News
Toyota Teams With Amazon, Pizza Hut, Uber on Driverless Delivery Car Concept
Toyota Motor Corp., trying to transform itself into a leader of the new driverless economy, unveiled both the concept vehicle and the big-name partners to make it a reality. Amazon.com Inc. has ...
Allianz, GM, BMW, Toyota Invest in Self-Driving Software Startup Nauto
General Motors Co and Japan's Softbank Group Corp are among the latest investors in Nauto, a Silicon Valley startup developing software for self-driving vehicles. Nauto, based in Palo Alto, said on ...
Allianz, Toyota, BMW Seal Data-Sharing Deal With Autonomous-Tech Firm
Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial intelligence systems in cars to understand driver ...
Toyota Launches $1B Center Focused on Creating Smart Cars That Don’t Crash
Toyota Motor Corp. is spending $1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology it needs to make cars that can overcome driver errors and reduce ...
Japanese Car Makers Feeling the Heat of Disrupters Google, Apple
The days of cheap and cheerful cars like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla may be numbered as technology firms Google and Apple muscle into the auto industry, and change the way people own and drive ...
10 Global Automakers Sued Over Keyless Ignition Defect That Leaves Engines On
Ten of the world's biggest carmakers were sued over claims that keyless ignitions lacking an automatic shut-off endanger drivers and passengers with deadly carbon monoxide fumes. Manufacturers ...
China Tianjin Port Blast Forces the World’s Automakers to Divert Shipments
Toyota Motor Corp and rival global automakers are looking to divert shipments to Shanghai and other ports from Tianjin after massive explosions last week disrupted operations indefinitely at China's ...
Toyota Supplier: Autonomous Car Tech 15 Years From Full Launch
The technology to make cars fully autonomous probably won't be established until at least 2030, according to the top supplier for the world's biggest automaker. The auto industry will take ...