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Toyota Unveils Preview For Three New Concept Cars At Tokyo Motor Show

Toyota to Debut Three New Concept Cars at Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2015?Toyota will present its vision for the future of mobility at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, where three very different new concept cars will be revealed. While some of the vehicles slated to go on display represent the development and commercialization of groundbreaking new technologies, others seek to explore and strengthen the emotional bond between car and driver…
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Toyota Tests New 'Highway Teammate' Vehicle to Assist In Advancement of Self-Driving Vehicles

Toyota has been testing a new automated driving test vehicle called Highway Teammate, with the aim of launching related products by around 2020. In addition to demonstrating the capabilities of next-generation safety technologies, the vehicle represents Toyota's view of the evolving driver-car relationship in the age of artificial intelligence.

Toyota believes that interactions between…
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First Crash Involving Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Was... Reassuring?



This past weekend, Xbox AOL Director Randy Shaffer got a chance to test drive a brand new Toyota Mirai. For the most part, the drive was uneventful. Towards the end, though, or what was going to be the end, before that end point was forcefully bumped up, the Mirai was involved in what we believe was the first Mirai accident in the US, perhaps the world. As you might suspect...
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Toyota Prius C Earns Top Safety Pick Award


The 2015 Toyota Prius C subcompact hybrid hatchback earned the Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety following structural improvements to the front end and occupant compartment.

The car's side curtain airbags were also lengthened.

The rating applies to 2015 Prius C models built after May.

Previously, the 2015 Prius C earned a "poor" rating in the Institute's small overlap front crash test. The structural improvements boosted the rating…
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Toyota Hybrid Batteries Repurposed at Yellowstone

 
Even after they're no longer suitable for their original purpose, the battery packs from hybrids and electric cars can still be useful.
Battery energy-storage capacity diminishes over time, to the point where packs are no longer suitable for use in cars.

But after their automotive service lives are finished, battery packs often still have enough usable capacity for other applications.

Like, for example, powering a cluster of buildings in a remote part of Yellowstone…
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Nearly All Child Seats Face Wrong Way

 

Almost three-quarters of parents fail to follow the safety advice to use rear-facing car seats for their toddlers until age 2, a new study finds. Instead, most parents turn their child's car seat around, to a front-facing position, at an earlier age than recommended, and a quarter of parents even turn the seats around before their child reaches 1 year old.

"There are lots of reasons why parents are eager to change from the…
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Toyota Captures Several Year End Safety Awards


Toyota vehicles captured some very impressive year-end awards for vehicle safety.  5 Toyota vehicles earned either 4-star or 5-star safety ratings from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).  Sienna and Camry were both named 5-star picks while the Rav4, Tacoma and Tundra were named 4-star picks.  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) also handed out their "Top Safety Pick +" awards and on that list were 5 Toyota models and 3 Lexus models...more…
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