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  A stove in a rest area, the power for a vending machine, flickering flames at a photo spot... In snowy Sapporo, the circle of like-minded hydrogen partn…

  2025.03.12

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  Is LUNA SEA Addicted to Hydrogen? Pursuing the Possibilities of Hydrogen and Music with Like-Min…

  Mirai, a fuel cell electric vehicle that runs on hydrogen, parked at the venue for a concert by the Japanese rock band LUNA SEA. How do they contribut…

  2025.02.17

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  A New Accolade for Basketball Robot CUE? The Passionate Development Team That Shot for a Gui…

  In the first Toyota Times News of the new year, we feature the development team that tried to get a Guinness World Record™. The ball released from i…

  2025.01.15

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  The vision unveiled in 2020 is becoming a reality. Appearing at CES for the first time in five years, Chairman Toyoda announced the opening of Phase 1…

  2025.01.09

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  2024.11.25

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  Tommy, the robot modeled after Yuta Tomikawa, now guides guests at the Toyota Kaikan Museum. His communication skills have gotten a boost with g…

  2024.11.06

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  The Partners in Future Mobility series profiles innovative startups that participated in the Japan Mobility Show 2023. For the fifth article, we showcase V…

  2024.10.11

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  One legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is hydrogen. Yuta Tomikawa came to "help" with some of the world-first trials happening …

  2024.09.25

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  2024.09.11

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  Partners in Future Mobility profiles innovative startups that participated in the Japan Mobility Show 2023. Our fourth article showcases AeroSense, a co…

  2024.09.06

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  Partners in Future Mobility profiles innovative startups that participated in the Japan Mobility Show 2023. Our third article showcases LOOVIC, a service …

  2024.08.06

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  Hydrogen and fuel cell (FC) technology are getting active use in fields other than cars. We paid a visit to Japan's first hydrogen-powered passenger shi…

  2024.07.31

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  "Partners in Future Mobility" profiles innovative startups that participated in the Japan Mobility Show 2023. This time, we caught up with Total Brain Car…

  2024.07.11

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  It's new era for the internal combustion engine. With horizontally-opposed and rotary engines, each company's best-known engine will be updated for …

  2024.07.10

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  2024.07.03

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  Partners in Future Mobility profiles innovative startups that took part in the Japan Mobility Show 2023. We begin with NearMe, which claimed top honors…

  2024.06.20

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  Our Motto Is "Producing Happiness for All!" A Look at Cutting-Edge Human-Centered AI Developme…

  TRI (Toyota Research Institute) is working on cutting-edge AI research. Here, we take a look at AI development rooted deeply in the ideas of Chairman …

  2024.06.18

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  The liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla has once again competed in the 24-hour endurance race this year. Since last year's race, improvements have be…

  2024.06.05

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  Subaru, Mazda, and Toyota's technology chiefs provided updates on their next-generation engine development. We take an in-depth look at these new …

  2024.06.04

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  The three companies have long engaged in friendly rivalry over engines. Recently, their leaders came together to announce new developments for the…

  2024.06.03

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  The Lunar Cruiser is a joint research project with JAXA that launched in 2019. Here, we take a closer look at four core technologies required for driving…

  2024.05.29

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  The HySE technical research association, comprising four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Toyota, entered a hydr…

  2024.05.17

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  Hydrogen Engine Buggy Places 4th in Class at Dakar 2024! What is the future that HySE seeks to c…

  The HySE technical research association, comprising four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Toyota, entered a hydr…

  2024.05.17

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  Accelerating World First Experiments to Make Watching Motorsports Fun and Comfortable for Every…

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  2024.03.06

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  2023.12.27

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  The hydrogen-powered engines that Toyota has honed through motorsports are at last moving towards commercialization. We look at how far they ha…

  2023.11.22

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  At the JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2023, Toyota's booth unveiled an innovative steering wheel, offering a future where everyone can enjoy the freedom of …

  2023.11.15

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  Halving Production Processes with Craftsmanship & Digital Tools--Toyota's Monozukuri Genba on Di…

  Toyota seeks to halve the number of manufacturing processes through its renowned craftsmanship and technological innovations. The company show…

  2023.10.02

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  Toyota is researching and developing the LUNAR CRUISER, a crewed pressurized rover to provide mobility on the moon's surface, which JAXA hopes to …

  2023.09.26

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  As part of efforts to advance CASE technologies, Toyota is stepping up collaboration in the commercial sector, where a growing circle of like-minded pa…

  2023.08.03

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  Batteries, hydrogen, even wheelchairs--all the latest technologies under development were on show at the Technical Workshop. Did Toyota reveal all it…

  2023.08.02

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  2023.07.31

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  Toyota won't allow its BEVs to become commodities. Amid calls for a shift to electric vehicles, the company's latest technologies brim with the passion …

  2023.07.28

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  Batteries with a 1,000 km cruising range and FC systems that combine fuel efficiency with longevity and lower costs were among the next-generation t…

  2023.06.23

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  2023.06.07

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  "Toyota and Apple are Similar"--A Treasure from the U.S. AI World Speaks About the Future of Auto…

  The squeal of tires echoes around a test course. A WRC World Champion sits in the driver's seat--with his hands in his lap?! A look at the present and fu…

  2023.03.01

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  How can the deaf and hard of hearing enjoy the roar of an engine? How do you get the full race experience without visiting a track ? Yuta Tomikawa vi…

  2023.02.22

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  As stable power supply becomes an increasingly critical issue worldwide, Toyota has released a home battery system in Japan. Here, we look into the p…

  2022.09.14

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  More and more companies and motorsports organizers have invested in synthetic fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels. Here, Toyota Times breaks dow…

  2022.06.02

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  Toyota's AI Basketball Robot CUE5: Developers Continue to Forge Ahead to Give Back (Installment …

  Starting as an informal approach to learn AI technology, Toyota's basketball robot CUE has inspired the world with accurate throws and now with dribbl…

  2022.04.08

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  "Children's Dreams" a Driving Force behind Robot Mascot Development: The Technology and Peopl…

  Even in the face of technological hurdles, what drove Toyota's development team working on humanoid robots of the Tokyo 2020 mascot characters, …

  2022.03.30

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  Despite difficulties such as the postponement of the Games and the decision to allow no spectators, the HSR team continued to pursue a human-cente…

  2022.03.23

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  2022.03.10

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  In the middle of the Q&A session, one journalist asked if President Akio Toyoda personally likes BEVs or not. As Master Driver of Toyota, or driver Morizo…

  2021.12.21

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  This article looks into the responses by four key speakers to media questions about Toyota's battery EV strategy announcement of Dec. 14. The underl…

  2021.12.21

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  Toyota Strengthens BEV Lineup to Keep Offering Options for Everyone (Full Text of President Toyod…

  Does Toyota's newly revealed battery electric vehicle strategy indicate a change in Toyota's multi-solution approach? Toyota Times spotlights President …

  2021.12.20

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  2021.12.14

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  Toyota's Field Support Robots with an "Athletes-First" Approach: The Technology and People that S…

  As a worldwide partner, Toyota supported Tokyo 2020 with not only vehicles but also a variety of robots. Toyota Times turns a spotlight on the autonom…

  2021.12.08

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  Regaining Hope and Joy: A Mother and Daughter's Life Turning Point with Toyota's Rehabilitation As…

  A smart, respected mother usually dressed in a suit and heels suddenly became unable to walk due to illness. A turning point for both mother and dau…

  2021.11.11

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  Toyota's rehabilitation assist robot development started inauspiciously with an overly technology-focused failure. This article takes a look back on a dev…

  2021.11.10

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  The Toyota Times Athletes Now program was re-launched on October 6 to cover Toyota sports news and events as well as important corporate topics. …

  2021.10.12

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  "Carbon is our enemy: Let's Use Everything We've Got To Fight It"－Toyota's Chief Scientist on Carb…

  Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO of Toyota Research Institute, and Chief Scientist at Toyota, offers perspectives as a scientist on how people should understand carbo…

  2021.09.28

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  The importance of software and connected technologies in automobiles is growing. How will Toyota compete to survive? Keiji Yamamoto, Toyota's chief…

  2021.09.13

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  "Peace of mind" is key to Toyota's battery development concept. What strengths has Toyota cultivated to achieve the aim of this concept? Chief officer…

  2021.09.08

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  2021.07.06

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  Toyota Times reporter Morita interviews two key figures behind the Woven City project, James Kuffner and Daisuke Toyoda. Learn of their passion and c…

  2021.04.08

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  2021.04.01

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  2021.02.27

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  Woven City has taken off on Feb. 23, so-called "Mt. Fuji Day" in Japan! At the groundbreaking ceremony, Akio made one promise on what to embrace i…

  2021.02.23

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  Many people have heard about Woven City, which is planned to break ground on February 23rd, but what about Woven Planet Group? Read on to learn…

  2021.02.19

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  e-Palette, vehicles that consider the mobility of all people, will be used to provide a loop-line bus transportation service for the Olympic and Paralympic…

  2021.01.27

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  The third article in a three-part series showcasing Akio's responses during Toyota's 1H/2Q financial results Q&A session. In Part 3 - the final installment,…

  2020.11.19

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  2020.09.18

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  "Toyota should be involved in space" The catalyst to joint collaboration was passion from team me…

  The story of how the determination for Toyota to embark on projects for outer space development was born from the passion of two team members, …

  2020.09.11

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  Toyota Times speaks with Toyota's Shigeki Terashi and JAXA's Dr. Wakata Koichi to learn about the joint research on "LUNAR CRUISER" project, includin…

  2020.09.04

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  Toyota Times, having already discovered the intent behind developing the lunar rover at Tsukuba Space Center, now heads to the "Toyota Tokyo Design…

  2020.08.30

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  "Team Japan," a group of companies in Japan with JAXA and Toyota at the core, is working on a vehicle for a crewed mission to the Moon. Toyota Times…

  2020.08.30

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  Toyota goes to the moon: What is Toyota's strategy for electrification? - Interview between Naoto Ikeda (Motor Journalist) and Shigeki Terashi (Part Five …

  2019.03.27

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  Interview with Executive Vice President Terashi (4) "In 2050 it won't be about BEVs or FCEVs, but a…

  Toyota goes to the moon: What is Toyota's strategy for electrification? - Interview between Naoto Ikeda (Motor Journalist) and Shigeki Terashi (Part Thr…

  2019.03.26

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  Toyota goes to the moon: What is Toyota's strategy for electrification? - Interview between Naoto Ikeda (Motor Journalist) and Shigeki Terashi (Part Thr…

  2019.03.25

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  2019.03.24

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  Toyota goes to the moon: Toyota's thoughts on "Driving on the Moon" - Interview between Naoto Ikeda (Motor Journalist) and Toyota's Shigeki Terashi (P…

  2019.03.23

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  Toyota's Shigeki Terashi joins an international space symposium in Tokyo, speaking and discussing how every engineer thinks and dreams about going t…

  2019.03.19