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Toyota unveils robotic personal transport unit
Toyota showcased a robotic personal transport unit which is somewhat similar to the ‘i-Real’ concept car. The coolest feature is that it is remote controlled, just as in Bond movies press a button on the remote and the unit will come to you. The seat automatically lowers when getting on and down and raises when…
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Toyota develops the world most realistic driving simulator
span class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image”> Toyota announced today that it has developed a world-class driving simulator for effectively analyzing the driving characteristics of average drivers to aid in the development and verification of traffic accident-reducing active safety technology. The driving simulator, located at TMC’s Higashifuji Technical Center in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, provides one of the world’s…
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Honda’s new hybrid plans to outdo Toyota Prius
In a bid to outshine Toyota’s Prius, Honda is planning for its next generation hybrid, with annual worldwide sales expected to be close to 200,000 and half of which will vie for North American consumer’s attention. Unlike the Civic Hybrid which did nothing to shake Prius’ success, the new model will only be available with…
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Modified Prius seats 8 and still gives 50 MPG
A very creative guy has modified his Prius that can seat 8 people. 200 of fabrication mixed with sweat and blood, but the only downer is that it still clocks 50 MPG. We wouldn’t call the dolled up version a limo because, that’s not what it is to a guy with six kids and a…
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Toyota i-REAL for personal mobility
Incase you are keeping a track on the concept designs that the big daddies from Japan have been dishing out recently, then pencil in the i-REAL as well. It boasts of the nation’s robotics technology. This roofless plush armchair scampers about on wheels, with buttons and controls on the arms. It changes positions, straightening up…
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Toyota’s hydrogen car overs 550 miles without refuelling
There are reasons to rejoice at the Japanese center of Toyota. Their research car just traveled from Osaka to Tokyo covering a distance 350 miles in go, without any re-fueling. The good news is that the car was hydrogen-powered, so no fossil fuel wasted here! The fuel-cell-driven Highlander SUV. The car could actually manage 550…
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Toyota iPod Integration Kit – a boon for Toyota plus iPod users
Following the integration of Yahoo! And Google in Mercedes-Benz, its but obvious that other auto brands too come up with some appealing integrations to keep up with the competition. Toyota has hit the bulls-eye (although late as GM, Ford, BMW, Mercedes and Audi are already offering the same) by releasing an iPod integration kit which…
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Toyota and Sony partnering on single-seat vehicle
So far not many automobile companies are exploring the possibilities of single-seater vehicles. We are not talking of the Segway kinds but something like the i-swing, a concept car that Toyota unveiled way back in 2005. An “armchair on wheels”, as most called it, has given inspiration to Toyota to seriously attempt making a feasible…
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Japanese car manufacturers to collaborate on a standard operating system
When you use a vehicle numerous electronics control devices are used, including those controlling fuel injection, brakes, air bags, power steering and power windows. All these work on a basic platform or a basic software OS. To develop “an operating system for automotive electronics”, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry jointly with 10 automakers have…
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Toyota Plug-in hybrid gallery
Toyota has acquired authorization from the government to begin a proof examination of the plug-in hybrid vehicle on public roads in Japan. Unlike other hybrids, the plug-in hybrid has batteries which can be charged using household electricity enabling frequent use of electric only mode saving petrol. Toyota said it sees plug-in hybrids as a “promising…
