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Toyota, JapanTaxi, KDDI and Accenture to pilot AI-based taxi dispatch support system

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Toyota Motor Corporation and JapanTaxi Co., jointly with KDDI Corporation and Accenture, have developed a taxi dispatch support system that predicts demand for taxi services, combining data from taxi service logs with predictions of demographics made by location-based big data from smartphones as well as event information.

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Toyota, KDDI and Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association begin verification testing for connected taxis; big data for new services

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In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation, together with the Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association (THTA), have begun verification testing on data collection for making connected taxis a reality. KDDI will provide SIM cards to be installed in the TransLog drive recorders and provide a high-quality 4G LTE network.

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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Design features include a low, flat floor, making it easy for customers to ingress and egress from the taxi, a wide-opening, power rear sliding door (left side only) and space to accommodate wheelchair users. mpg US, 5.51

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Ample and ENEOS are bringing the first-ever EV battery swap stations to Japan

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Ample is a California-based startup specializing in modular battery stations that are easy to install and move, all while occupying a minimal footprint. Kyoto’s MK Taxi will also take advantage of Japan’s first battery swap stations. The first Japanese swap stations will be erected in Kyoto and used by several local fleets.

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DENSO and Toyota Tsusho to test quantum computing analysis of IoT traffic data

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DENSO Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation will conduct the first test using a quantum computer to process data from a traffic IoT platform. This type of technology will be essential in the connected era, when vehicles and mobility systems need to process large amounts of data in real-time.

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Airbus expanding fuel cell RD with autonomous taxiing demonstrator, partnership with Parker Aerospace

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A German Aerospace Center (DLR)-designed fuel cell technology demonstrator has been installed in the DLR-owned A320 fuel cell test aircraft at the Airbus site in Hamburg to explore the potential of fuel cell technology as supply for electric power in aircraft ground operation. Autonomous taxiing.

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ICE Corporation to Develop Controller for WheelTug Aircraft Electric Drive System

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ICE Corporation, a designer and supplier of electronic controls for aviation, will design , develop and build the controllers for the aircraft on-ground electric drive system being developed by WheelTug plc.