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Toyota halts self-driving tests in the US after Uber accident
Toyota has halted its self-driving car tests in the US after an Uber self-driving car hit a pedestrian which led to her death. The Japanese car company said on Wednesday that it would temporarily suspend testing of its ‘Chauffeur’ autonomous
Toyota creates a new $2.8B company for self-driving research
Toyota is creating a new company to speed up its self-driving tech development. The automaker has teamed up with fellow Japanese entities Aisin Seiki and Denso Corporation to form the Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development or TRI-AD and together, they plan to invest $2.8
Toyota and Lexus vehicles to get Apple’s CarPlay this year
After avoiding in-car software platforms like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for quite some time, Toyota will finally be offering Apple’s in-dash infotainment system that works with your iPhone in its new 2019 Toyota Avalon. Toyota’s new 2019 Avalon was announced on Monday at the 2018
Toyota to integrate Alexa in its cars starting this year
Toyota has announced that it will introduce Amazon Alexa, its cloud-based intelligent voice assistant in select Toyota cars, starting this year. The company said that it will be deploying Alexa beginning with Entune 3.0 App Suite and Lexus Enform 2.0 vehicle
Toyota launches $100M VC fund to back AI startups
Toyota joins the long list of companies forming AI-focused venture capital funds that include names like Baidu and Google’s Gradient Ventures. The automotive giant has launched Toyota AI Ventures with initial funding of $100 million from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), an AI-,
