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Additionally, Toyota announced that it has joined the Vulnerable Road User Injury Prevention Alliance (VIPA) at the University of Michigan International Center for Automotive Medicine (ICAM) to support ongoing research into crashes with shared road-users such as pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooter riders. respectively.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have commenced joint research with the aim of promoting the use of partner robots that can help and coexist harmoniously with humans. In 2015, Toyota established the HSR Developers’ Community in collaboration with multiple universities and research institutes.

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AUGUST 13, 2014

Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales (USA) Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations said that the company in spending an average of more than $1 million an hour this year on R&D. Carter noted that Toyota has reduced the cost of the fuel cell powertrain by 95% , and is confident it can reduce the cost further.

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JULY 20, 2015

The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the first large controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars. Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Co. Honda Motor Co., Iteris, Inc. Navistar, Inc. Nissan Motor Co.,

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JUNE 23, 2016

Toyota has launched the Toyota Biodiversity and Sustainability Learning Center “Cheewa Panavet” at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in Thailand. Toyota launched the Eco Forest, an afforestation project, at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in 2008. Seeking to include a greater learning element, Toyota conceived Cheewa Panavet.

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MAY 9, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. University of Iowa – National Advanced Driving Simulator.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation is establishing a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc. The headquarters will be located in Silicon Valley near Stanford University, with a second facility to be located near MIT. TRI’s CEO will be Dr. Gill Pratt, Toyota’s Executive Technical Advisor.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Earlier post.). Calibrated using real-world data from Fort Worth, Texas, the simulator proved critical for evaluating control algorithms and accurately quantifying energy consumption.

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The four private sector participants are Iwatani Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota Turbine and Systems Inc. In addition, the project will be supported by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment. Emeritus, Yokohama National University) and Dr. Yoji Uchiyama (Prof.

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APRIL 13, 2016

Toyota, in partnership with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), is working to transform the streets of Ann Arbor, Mich. As part of its partnership agreement with UMTRI, Toyota will invite team members and their families to participate in the AACVTE initiative.

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MARCH 3, 2017

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) displayed its 2.0 The platform is the second generation of the advanced safety research vehicle revealed to the public by Toyota at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. About Toyota Research Institute. Earlier post.)The Basically, it is a smart vehicle designed to get smarter over time.

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AUGUST 6, 2016

The Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study on areas for collaboration, so as to develop and introduce the Japanese taxi of the future. Toyota is now developing a next-generation taxi. Overview of the memorandum of understanding (MOU).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will be investing approximately $50 million over the next 5 years to establish joint research centers at Stanford and MIT, focused on the research and development of intelligent vehicle and mobility technologies. —Kiyotaka Ise, TMC Senior Managing Officer and Chief Officer, R&D Group.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Toyota Motor’s Central R&D Labs, along with Nippon Soken and four universities (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kyoto, and Ritsumeikan) has developed the first method for observing the real-time behavior of lithium ions (Li-ions) in an electrolyte as a Li-ion battery charges and discharges.

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JANUARY 9, 2011

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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JANUARY 19, 2015

The Korea Herald reports that unnamed sources say that Hyundai Motor has decided to lower the price of the Tucson fuel cell sport utility vehicle ( earlier post ) to compete with Toyota Motor’s Mirai fuel cell car ( earlier post ). Toyota, on the other hand, has already reported orders approaching 1,500 units for the Mirai.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Previous neuroimaging studies have found multiple brain areas associated with distinct aspects of car driving in simulated traffic environments. Toyota Central R&D Laboratories funded the study. An open access paper on their work is published in the journal Scientific Reports. —Sakai et al. —Sakai et al.

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MAY 25, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Central R&D Labs., The project was carried out in collaboration with Tsinghua University in China, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria.

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JULY 16, 2014

Mass-produced gasoline engines on average have a thermal efficiency of between 30 and 35%, Toyota said.). Over the same period, European sales of Toyota hybrids have risen by some 43%, and 1 in 5 of all Toyota passenger vehicles sold is now a hybrid. Earlier post.).

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MAY 31, 2017

CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC). Since its launch in 2011, CSRC has collaborated with leading North American universities, hospitals, and research institutions on projects aimed at reducing traffic casualties, and sharing the results publicly so that all can benefit.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment. Components of a V2G system. Source: PJM.

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JULY 20, 2015

Several Xerox transportation solutions and analytics innovations are being demonstrated at Mcity, the University of Michigan’s new test environment for connected and automated vehicles. facility is the first controlled environment specifically designed to test connected and automated vehicle technologies in the world.

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MAY 30, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., On 12 November 2013, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi jointly announced a plan to assist financially installers of charging stations and began taking applications from prospective charging station installers. Honda Motor Co., Development Bank of Japan Inc.

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Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Demonstration Program Vehicle 002. The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota, at the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels conference 1 Dec. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). With a plug-in you get rid of range anxiety. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Visteon joins other ACM Founders: AT&T, Toyota, Ford and Hyundai, which announced their support of ACM earlier this year. Unlocking the innovation potential of algorithm developers through an open framework for sensor-based artificial intelligence algorithm development, complemented by a test and simulation environment. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, (RASEI)—a joint venture with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory—will partner with Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales USA is teaming up with the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, to launch a field study into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in a smart grid environment.

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Kimberly Whitler, a professor at the University of Virginia’s business school, also stated that while Musk is effectively the face of Tesla, the CEO’s polarizing persona might not be a good fit for an advertising campaign. Ford, on the other hand, spent $370 million, Toyota spent $1.1 billion on US ads.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

An new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University suggests that best way to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short term is a “drastic downscaling of both size and weight” of conventional gasoline and diesel cars.

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MAY 6, 2014

The University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) announced that key industry leaders from a variety of sectors, including Bosch, Econolite, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Xerox have joined the center as its initial industry partners. Earlier post.).

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Naver Labs ] Since November 2021, University of Washington researchers from the Paul G. UW has been developing this work under DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program. Shadow ] Haven't seen one of Toyota's musical robots in a while. Naver Labs' ARTO-1 robot is learning to draw.

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Researchers led by Ashley Weaver, assistant professor at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics, have developed a method to compute crash injury metrics and risks as functions of precrash occupant position. The simulations used virtual versions of the Toyota Camry and Chevrolet Cobalt.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Households with plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and smart meters actively managed how, when and where they charged their cars based on electricity rates but rarely took advantage of online feedback, according to a two-year study by a team at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute ( RASEI ).

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

a Toyota Camry, 20; the F-150, 32. Smil has spent his career working on energy and its interactions with the environment, economy and food production and its impact on the quality of life and political and strategic matters. Assuming a 70 kg passenger, a 7 kg bicycle has a weight ratio of 0.1; metric tons. —Vaclav Smil.

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Michalek, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University and his colleagues Mikhail Chester, an assistant professor at Arizona State University; and Constantine Samaras, an engineer at the RAND Corporation. The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with a 4.4 Earlier post.). kWh pack and ~11 miles electric range receives $2,500.

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