Latest Toyota Headlines
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Toyota to Restart Paralympic Village Driverless Vehicles Following Accident
Aug 31 2021 // Toyota Motor said on Monday it would resume operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village with greater operator control and more safety staff to ensure they did not hit any more...
Toyota Constructs a Sensor-Laden Entire City to Test Its Self-Driving Cars
Apr 29 2021 // In late February, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda gathered with a handful of Shinto priests in a white tent at the foot of Mount Fuji. The group prayed — as is customary when embarking on new builds in Japan —...
U.S. Conducting Probe of 1.9M Toyota RAV4s Over Fire Risk
Mar 2 2021 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said they have opened an investigation into nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicles over potential fire risks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
Toyota Insurance in Europe Joins Swiss Re’s Vehicle Risk Rating System
Sep 23 2020 // Toyota is the newest partner in the Swiss Re platform that provides a risk score on vehicles so insurers can develop premiums that reflect new safety features. Through this partnership with Toyota Insurance Services...
Amazon Helping Toyota Build Cloud-Based Data Services That Include Insurance
Aug 18 2020 // Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing unit will help Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. build a platform to help manage and monetize data gathered from the automaker’s global vehicle fleet, the companies said on...
Missouri Appeals Court Upholds Owned-Vehicle Uninsured Motorist Exclusion
Jun 26 2020 // In Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, Johnson appealed a Missouri trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of State Farm, which upheld an owned-vehicle uninsured motorist (UM) exclusion...
U.S. Automakers Revving Up Production, Stressing Covid Safety at Work and Home
Jun 18 2020 // Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand, increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent outbreaks in their plants but wary of the challenges workers face...
How P/C Insurance Industry Can Maximize Its Response to Coronavirus: Crisis Manager
Apr 13 2020 // “I’m shocked, just shocked that you’re suggesting that during a crisis that insurance companies might in fact be considered the villains. I’ve never heard that before.” That’s Richard...
Toyota to Offer Nationwide’s Auto Insurance Product with Telematics
Feb 26 2020 // Toyota car owners can buy insurance that promises them up to 40 percent savings for safe driving. Toyota Insurance Management Solutions (TIMS) has teamed up with Nationwide to launch what they are calling TIMS BrightDrive,...
Coronavirus’ Hits to Supply Chains Could Surpass Natural Disasters: Opinion
Feb 26 2020 // Everyone is wondering when China will return to work. While it may be tempting to consider past epidemics or labor strikes to gauge how quickly that could happen, the industrial shutdown from the coronavirus is looking...
Toyota to Recall 3.4 Million Vehicles Over Defect in Air Bags
Jan 22 2020 // Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it will recall 3.4 million vehicles worldwide because of an electronic defect that can result in air bags not deploying in crashes. The recall, which includes 2.9 million U.S. vehicles,...
Vietnam-Linked Hackers Steal Intellectual Property from Competitors: Experts
Dec 24 2019 // A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cyber-security...
Jury Says Toyota Must Pay $16M to Southern California Dealer in Lawsuit
Jul 17 2019 // Toyota has been ordered to pay nearly $16 million to a Southern California dealer who alleged the company’s Prius recalls didn’t fix safety problems. The Los Angeles Times says an Orange County jury decided...
With Vehicle Brake Override Widely Adopted, U.S. Sees No Need for Requirement
May 14 2019 // The Trump administration said Monday it will drop rules first proposed in 2012 that would have required automakers to install brake-throttle override systems to prevent runaway vehicles. The regulation was proposed by the...
Man Killed in Workplace Accident at Kentucky Toyota Manufacturing Plant
Feb 7 2019 // Kentucky authorities say a man has been killed in a workplace accident at the Toyota manufacturing plant in Georgetown. Scott County Coroner John Goble told news outlets that the man worked for Ryder and was trying to...
Safety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to Competitors
Jan 8 2019 // Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing. The system,...
Texas Judge Finalizes $200M-Plus Award in Lexus Defects Case
Oct 31 2018 // A final judgment upholds a jury award of more than $200 million to a Dallas-area family against Toyota over what they alleged were defective front seats in their Lexus sedan. State District Judge Dale Tillery entered the...
Toyota Eyes Future When People Don’t Buy Cars, Pushing Ride-Hailing Ties, Insurance
Sep 27 2018 // Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s biggest carmaker, is preparing for a potential future where people don’t buy cars. That’s behind the hefty investments that the company has made in ride-hailing providers, most...
Top 10 Stolen Vehicles: Older Models Most Vulnerable
Sep 18 2018 // Hondas that are 10 and 11-years old and even older Ford and Chevrolet pick-ups top the list of the most stolen vehicles in the U.S. in 2017. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its annual Hot Wheels report,...
Texas Jury Awards Family $242M in Lexus Crash Case
Sep 3 2018 // A Texas jury awarded damages of $242 million to a Dallas family after finding that defects in the family’s Lexus sedan caused injuries to their two children during a rear-end collision, the law firm representing the...
