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Toyota and Lexus to Launch V2V and V2I in the US in 2021

April 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reports 92 percent of its vehicles currently have autonomous emergency braking as standard equipment. Toyota and Lexus announced the companies plan to start deployment of Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) systems on vehicles sold in the United States starting in 2021, with the goal of adoption across most of its lineup by the mid-2020s. Toyota and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, Toyota

Toyota Partners with Avis Budget Group on Connected Cars

March 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Toyota Connected North America, the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota, today announced a multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s expanding fleet of connected cars. Avis Budget Group will utilize Toyota’s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to enable greater operational and rental fleet efficiency […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Avis, Telematics, Toyota

Mazda and Toyota Establish U.S. Manufacturing Joint-Venture Company

March 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have established their new joint-venture company, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (MTMUS), that will produce vehicles in Huntsville, Ala. starting in 2021. The new plant will have the capacity to produce 150,000 units of Mazda’s crossover model that will be newly introduced to the North American market and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Mazda, Toyota

Toyota Announces Plans to Accelerate Electric Vehicles

December 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Toyota Electric Vehicles Timeline graphic

Electrified vehicles to be available across the entire Toyota and Lexus line-up by around 2025 Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today its plans toward the popularization of electrified vehicles for the decade 2020-2030. Toyota’s electrified vehicle strategy centers on a significant acceleration in the development and launch plans of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Toyota

Toyota and Mazda Enter Business and Capital Alliance

August 4, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Formed joint venture to produce vehicles in the United States. Will jointly develop electric vehicles and advanced safety technology with ultimate goal of creating a mobile society devoid of accidents. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) signed an agreement today to enter a business and capital alliance, with the aim of further […]

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Toyota Invests $22 Million with University of Michigan to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Research, Autonomous Vehicles

August 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Investment to begin research collaborations focused on autonomous vehicles and advanced robotics projects Research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan (U-M) will get a major boost thanks to an initial $22 million commitment from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), announced today by TRI-CEO Gill Pratt in an address […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Toyota, University of Michigan

A-1 Toyota Named Certified Collision Center of the Year

August 4, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

A-1 Toyota, a BASF Glasurit collision repair center in New Haven, Conn., won the prestigious Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year award. This marks the first time a Toyota dealer from the Northeast received the recognition since the award’s inception. Criteria for the award include: achievement of master level training in all departments, strong […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, BASF, Connecticut, Toyota

California Color Source Client Luncheon Featured Toyota

April 27, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Color Source logo

California Color Source, Inc., the single-line Axalta paint distributor serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California, hosted the first of an ongoing Client Luncheon series on April 4 with guest speakers from Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. The focus of the discussion was the importance of OEM collision repair training for collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California Color Source, Toyota, training

GM and Toyota Expand Autonomous Vehicle Development Efforts

March 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Both General Motors and Toyota announced efforts last week to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles. General Motors announced it is acquiring Cruise Automation to add Cruise’s software talent and rapid development capability to further accelerate GM’s development of autonomous vehicle technology. “Fully autonomous vehicles can bring our customers enormous benefits in terms of greater […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, General Motors, Toyota

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