Toyota
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Toyota Wants Your Thumbs-Up Or Your Car May Stop Itself
A deliberate hand signal becomes the car’s way of asking the question driver-assist systems still answer badly, which is whether anyone is really in charge.
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Toyota’s Dog Mode Would Black Out The Windows Until You Walk Back To The Car
Tesla and Rivian use the center screen to reassure people on the sidewalk, and Toyota’s version switches that screen off.
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Toyota Wants to Make EVs Charge Faster by Squeezing Their Batteries
The pressure that holds an electric car’s cells together is normally locked in at the factory, and a new Toyota filing argues it should change with what the car is doing.
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Toyota Has A Plan For The Warning Light You Missed
A saved explanation could make a fleeting dashboard symbol easier to understand long after it disappears.
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Toyota’s Water-Crossing Plan Turns A Hybrid Engine Into An Air Pump
A proposed protection system would keep the pistons working when combustion stops, while the battery gets its own defense.
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Toyota’s Plan To Contain Aggressive Drivers Uses Cars With Nobody Aboard
The proposed response can change depending on whether surrounding traffic needs protection or the offending vehicle needs restraining.
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Toyota Wants to Let Drivers Look Away Longer When a Highway Lane Closes
The proposed system would change how closely it watches the driver according to what can enter the lane ahead.
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Toyota’s EV Could Pick a Supercar or Sedan Based on Your Route
A system that matches simulated cars to the journey has an unusually practical answer to rain and traffic.
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Toyota Wants Cars to Make Sidewalk Trash Disappear From View
A Toyota patent proposes digitally cleaning up the world outside your car while keeping pedestrians, traffic and other hazards visible.
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Toyota’s Manual EV Idea Would Add Braking When You Press the Clutch
A physical clutch brings a complication that virtual gear changes can avoid.