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Toyota Research Institute introducing P4 automated driving test vehicle at CES 2019; supporting Chauffeur and Guardian development

Green Car Congress

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) will introduce the TRI-P4 automated driving test vehicle on 7 January at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. Our Chauffeur development is focused on full autonomy, where the human is essentially removed from the driving equation, either completely in all environments, or within a restricted driving domain.

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Toyota Research Institute developing blended envelope control for Guardian driver assistance

Green Car Congress

In a briefing at CES 2019, Dr. Gill Pratt, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) CEO and Toyota Motor Corporation Fellow said that one of TRI’s most significant breakthroughs this year was the creation of blended envelope control for its Guardian driver assistance system. 7, 2019 – Toyota is doubling-down on humans.

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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

Green Car Congress

Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. The next Prius will feature the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). —Satoshi Ogiso.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

Baua Electric

Michelin Uptis airless tires No flats, no blowouts, no pressure checks Michelin’s prototype airless tire line, Uptis (Unique Puncture-proof Tire System), may have been conceived to have less impact on the environment, but as the name origin suggests it has other big advantages.

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Toyota Research Institute introducing next-generation automated driving research vehicle at CES: Platform 3.0

Green Car Congress

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) will show its next-generation automated driving research vehicle, Platform 3.0, at CES next week in Las Vegas. This is enabled by four high-resolution LiDAR scanning heads, which precisely detect objects in the environment including notoriously difficult-to-see dark objects.

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Greenius & Obama Celebrate Our First 100 Days!

Creative Greenius

I spent two hours on the phone with Dency while he was stage managing a show in Las Vegas to get the material I need to write Lillian’s 5 minutes of remarks. citizen volunteer environment green building renewable energy solar power GRID Alternatives President Barack Obama.

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