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Oct 31, 2024 by Bloomberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT announced that they will invest 500 billion yen by 2030 to jointly develop AI-based driver assistance technology aimed at reducing traffic accidents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The two companies will begin development of a \u201cMobility AI Platform\u201d in 2025, with the aim of commercializing it around 2028. Toyota President Sato explained the importance of software-defined vehicles (SDV) and the deployment of low-power and low-latency data centers that utilize NTT’s IOWN technology.<\/p>\n\n This initiative will further develop the collaborative relationship between the two companies that has been in place since 2017.<\/p>\n\n Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n Oct 30, 2024 By NHK<\/a><\/p>\n\n Suzuki announced plans to supply Toyota with SUV-type EVs to be produced in India starting in the spring of 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The EV will use a platform jointly developed by Toyota, Suzuki, and Daihatsu, and will be sold worldwide by Toyota; the two companies have had a business partnership since 2017, but this is the first time they have supplied an EV.<\/p>\n\n As global EV competition intensifies, cooperation between Japanese manufacturers is growing stronger, such as Honda and Nissan’s consideration of a tie-up.<\/p>\n\n Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n Oct 30, 2024 By Toyo Keizai Online<\/a><\/p>\n\n Honda announced plans to switch all new vehicles to EVs and FCEVs by 2040.<\/strong>As a first step, the \u201c0 Series\u201d will be rolled out, and mass production of the \u201cSaloon\u201d will begin in 2026, with a total of seven models to be introduced by 2030.<\/p>\n\n At the recent Zero Tech Meeting, the company unveiled a prototype equipped with a newly developed low center-of-gravity platform, advanced driver assistance systems, and other technologies. Particularly noteworthy is the company’s efforts to transform its value chain, aiming for a new business model that will significantly change from the traditional \u201cdevelopment, production, and sales\u201d approach, including battery recycling and SDV.<\/p>\n\n The company plans to launch several new businesses, including ALTNA, a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, with full-scale development planned for 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n\nSuzuki to Supply EVs Produced in India to Toyota from Next Spring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
Honda’s president first touches on the substance of “industry transformation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n