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Tesla Sets the Charge: Universal EV Standards in the Making

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Kia, Lexus, Lucid, and Mazda: Adoption by Kia starts in late 2024, while Lexus, Lucid, and Mazda will join in 2025. The Future of EV Charging Tesla's push for a universal charging standard marks a significant advancement in making EV charging more user-friendly and accessible.

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Toyota Revealed the Century SUV for Discerning Japanese Buyers

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Though Americans love to think we’re the center of the universe, that’s far from the case, especially when we’re talking about cars. Japanese auto giant Toyota has a whole universe of vehicles it doesn’t offer to Americans. Despite being one of the most visible and popular automakers in the U.S.,

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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Atlanta-based Parkmobile is the largest provider of mobile payments for on- and off-street parking and mobility-related services for municipalities, universities, commercial operators and transit facilities in the US. Parkmobile’s solutions are available in 35 of the top 100 U.S. cities, including Washington D.C.,

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Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

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It is built on a current generation Lexus LS 600hL, which features a robust drive-by-wire interface. It will be standard equipment on nearly every model and trim level of Lexus and Toyota vehicles in the US by the end of 2017, five years ahead of NHTSA’s 2022 target date. —Gil Pratt.

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Toyota launches Collaborative Safety Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Toyota is launching a new, advanced safety research center that will collaborate with leading North American universities, hospitals, research institutions, federal agencies and other organizations on projects aimed at reducing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries on America’s roads.

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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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The new model showcases a people-friendly, universal design that provides usability and comfort to a wide range of people through continual innovations and improvements, from grab handles to the overall vehicle structure. Toyota started to make DCMs standard on Lexus-brand vehicles and optional on Toyota-brand vehicles in 2005.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

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” The testing scandal comes at a time of otherwise stellar performance for Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models. Missteps at automakers often are related to pressures to bring down costs, said Daisuke Uchida, a professor at Keio University who specializes in corporate governance.

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