May Mobility launches autonomous e-Palette service at Toyota’s Miyata plant On December 3, May Mobility announced the launch of a corporate autonomous vehicle (AV) service for factory employees and guests that will utilize Toyota's e-Palette mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) vehicle platform at Toyota Motor Kyushu Co.'s (TMK) Miyata plant in Fukuoka, Japan.  Toyota's e-Palette is a customizable battery-electric vehicle platform that comes pre-confi...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/04

May Mobility launches driverless operations in Michigan, adding new vehicle On November 13, self-driving technology startup May Mobility announced during an investor day at its headquarters that it has launched driverless robotaxi operations in Ann Arbor. Michigan, the first step in a substantial expansion anticipated over the next year. Ann Arbor is the second U.S. market in which May Mobility will operate robotaxis on public roads with no human...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/15

Toyota to launch 10 EV models by 2026, 1.5 million EV sales On April 7, Toyota held a briefing on its new management policy and announced that it will introduce 10 electric vehicle models by 2026, aiming to sell 1.5 million vehicles worldwide annually. It also reiterated its "multi-pathway solutions," which aims to provide optimal powertrains according to local needs.The company announced its mobility-society vision Toyota Mobility Concept. In ad...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/10

May Mobility raises USD 111 million, begins development on Toyota’s e-Palette platform On July 12, May Mobility, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, announced it has closed a USD 111 million Series C round of funding and will continue its deployment programs using the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicle platform, while beginning development to integrate the company’s autonomous driving kit in a Toyota’s e-Palette prototype.A Toyot...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/13

43rd Bangkok International Motor Show runs from March 23 - April 3, 2022 Running from March 23 - April 3, 2022, Thailand's 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show (43nd BIMS), held under the theme concept of "Keep Moving Forward Together", was participated by leading international automotive and motorcycle brands, including Ford, BMW, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Great Wall Motors, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Maserati, Peugeot, Jeep, Toyota, Lexus, MG,...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/22

Toyota announces operations management system for e-Palette autonomous EV On December 22, 2020, Toyota Motor Corporation announced an operations management system to support the providing of services that will enable practical use of the e-Palette, a battery-electric vehicle for autonomous mobility as a service (Autono-MaaS) applications. In collaboration with a range of partners, it is also planning to operate the vehicles in Woven City, a fully...

News  Updated at: 2020/12/22

Beijing MS 2020: Toyota exhibits complete lineup of electrified models at Auto China 2020 and sells more than 1 million HEVs in China On September 26, 2020, Toyota China announced that the Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) exhibited a series of electrified vehicles under the theme of “START YOUR IMPOSSIBLE” at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2020 (Auto China 2020). Electrified vehicles on display include a real model of the ...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/28

Auto China 2020 open in Beijing On September 26, 2020, the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2020 (Auto China 2020) is open in Beijing. The event is held at the old and new venues of China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) in the city. The new CIEC venue houses passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles exhibited by domestic and overseas automakers. With regard to the schedule at the new CIEC venue, September 26 and September ...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/26

Beijing MS 2020: Toyota to exhibit “e-Palette” vehicle and all-new FCEV “MIRAI” Concept On September 21, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Toyota China) announced that Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will be present at the Auto China 2020 together with FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota under the theme of “START YOUR IMPOSSIBLE”. At the exhibition, Toyota will first display the “e-Palette” vehicle, a representative of the CASE ...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/23

Toyota adopts Kaneka’s high-performance solar cells for e-pallet Kaneka Corporation (Kaneka) announced that its high-performance solar cell "crystalline silicon solar cell" has been adopted for the roof glass of Toyota's low-speed autonomous driving electric vehicle (EV), "e-Palette." The adoption resulted from the product achieving the world's highest conversion efficiency of 26.7%, and realizing a design similar to automotive glass with a str...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/04

Toyota obtains license for autonomous driving road tests in Beijing for first time with plans for road tests in 2020 On July 6, various media sources reported that Beijing recently released the 2020 list of autonomous driving vehicles qualified for road tests. Companies entering the list include Baidu, Pony.ai, Daimler, Audi and Beijing Sankuai Online Technology Co., Ltd. (operator of group purchase and food delivery website Meituan.com) as well ...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/07

Hayashi Telempu develops optical fiber light with laser light source for automotive interiors Hayashi Telempu Corporation (Hayashi Telempu) announced on February 18 that it has developed an optical fiber light using laser light for automotive interiors. The company will promote the light as a new decorative lighting technology to automakers. LEDs are widely used for interior lighting, but it is difficult to concentrate LED beams in a small area. ...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/19

Toyota announces specially-designed "Tokyo 2020 Version" e-Palette On October 9, 2019, Toyota Motor Corporation announced the specially-designed "Tokyo 2020 Version" e-Palette. The company will supply the vehicle to support athlete mobility at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. First announced in 2018, e-Palette is Toyota's first vehicle developed specifically for autonomous mobility as a service ("Autono-MaaS") applications. It reflect...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/10

Toyota outlines connected and MaaS strategies At Toyota Motor Corporation's (Toyota's) financial results meeting on February 6, Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama described ways to implement Toyota's connected and MaaS (mobility as a service) strategies. The automaker will follow three approaches that include collaborations with Uber Technologies Inc. and other external operators, and a Toyota dealer-led business model. It will prepare thr...

News  Updated at: 2019/02/07

CES 2019: Toyota Research Institute demonstrates ‘Toyota Guardian’ autonomy On January 7, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced at CES 2019 what it has been doing over the last year regarding areas of interest and development.TRI opened its press conference at CES with a vivid reenactment of a three-car crash on a California interstate, where no one was injured.Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO of TRI described how TRI developed a simulation which was ...

News  Updated at: 2019/01/09

Toyota and SoftBank agree on strategic partnership for new mobility services On October 4, 2018, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the company and SoftBank Corp. have agreed to form a strategic partnership to facilitate the creation of new mobility services. Toyota and SoftBank plan to establish a joint venture company, MONET Technologies Corporation, before the end of the 2018 fiscal year (April 2019). MONET will have JPY 2.0 billion in ca...

News  Updated at: 2018/10/05

Toyota to provide official autonomous vehicles for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will support transportation of athletes and other related personnel during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games by utilizing its advanced technology and Toyota Production System. Toyota will conduct Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Level 4 autonomous driving demonstration tests in a specified area in the Haneda district. Th...

News  Updated at: 2018/07/24

Toyota launches new services, e-Palette Concept Vehicle at 2018 CES On January 8, Toyota announced a new mobility service alliance and e-Palette Concept Vehicle designed to meet the demands of future multi-mode transportation and business applications.Unveiled in Las Vegas at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the new e-Palette will leverage Toyota’s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to develop a suite of connected mobility s...

News  Updated at: 2018/01/09