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Toyota's Action: Woven Planet
Automakers are frantically working to improve their capability to compete in software and services, new areas defining the industry.
Toyota’s Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI-AD) is a Toyota group assigned the mission of autonomous vehicles. It said yesterday that effective January 2021, it will convert into a holding company and two operating companies:
The holding company is Woven Planet Holdings - it encompasses automated driving, safety technologies, mobility, and Woven City. Woven Planet Holdings will focus on agile “software-first” development processes and software architecture.
The first of two operating groups is Woven CORE, which will develop and implement automated driving technologies.
The second is Woven Alpha, which will find new business opportunities and nurture projects that extend beyond Toyota as it exists today, such as Woven City and Automated Mapping Platform. Woven City is a “prototype city” announced earlier this year.
Note: the term Woven was used as a reminder of Toyota’s origin - the company originally produced looms for weaving fabrics.
Computing is the New Horsepower
I read this today in Automotive News: Audi has concluded that cars from now on will be admired for their "computing horsepower" not just (or not at all) by their motive power. New Audi CEO Markus Duesmann is assembling a project team entitled "Artemis" wh...
Great post and I concur!
Computing power and sensors are the new horsepower. You hit the nail right on the head! I notice my Tesla gets better every couple of months. The continuous software updates do make a positive difference improving the car's smoothness.
Can someone please explain the annoying noise from Audi's .........
Around my neck of the woods lately there are hopped up Audi's that sound like they are about to blow up. Now I used to have a '72 Vega GT. Don't laugh, it had fantastic handling. But it was the early days of pollution controls on cars. Well it had a probl...
I have wanted a TUNDRA for years...
The current model is 14 yrs old, with updates and upgrades of course. This post reminds me why I want the Tundra. A beast. A n/a V8 monster with crazy ability and utility. I 'hate' the invasion of tech into every thread of our existence. Excited to buy th...
A fellow owner...
Initially it was my wife that wanted one but with Jet Skis, a boat and a driveway that would have scared Dracula I have truly come to love it. I had a 4 Runner but compared to the Tundta it was a kiddy toy!! ...
Looks great!!
LOVE IT!!! When it crosses 300k miles and still has no end in sight.... you will love it even more!
I only put 5K on it a year at that rate this may be the last one😂😂😂...
But I hope not!!!🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Interesting post dear Miguel
And we are not even weighing the AI factor here and all it’s implications. Future has arrived. Best regards. René
Hello René
Of course it is true, the future is electric, but when one is deep in Baja or other remote areas of Mexico, California, Nevada ... and one's life depends on fixing it yourself, then one's personal "future" quickly becomes grim... As Elon said in the inter...
Totally agree with you!
New technology is expensive, and not all of people has or will have in the near future the means to pay for it. Also, as a new high tech savvy generation grows and learns how to deal with this new challenges, there’s noting like “old and known”. Just look...
That's in the Petersen Museum, in Los Angeles
Hi Rene, I did a report on it earlier this year. Here are the links Intro: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Happy Reading! Mike
The decline of the automobile
No V8 (or V12), no sale. Teslas are just a soulless car with a bunch of electric motors and IC boards. No, thanks.
Tried the Taycan turbo a few weeks back...
And while the performance is better than my 911 (992), I actually the next day had neck ache from the acceleration, the missing sound and “life” was a downturn. Would never consider it and I actually think that all those electric cars are a middle step fo...
Can I give you a different perspective...
I own a Tesla and V8 cars. They are totally different and in the same way complementary. Most days I jump in the Tesla it’s comfortable,discrete,quiet (perfect environment if you enjoy music) and very quick. It’s also good to pedestrians who aren’t breath...
All gas cars will be outlawed soon enough , sad
agreed it is like going to a concert with no sound just notes displayed on a giant screen . i refuse to buy any new car ,unless they can strip all the gee whiz tech out of it Teslas are fast , but there is more to it than that, why buy a car that drives i...
More ominously, they are all connected, all tracked, all managed remotely
A system outage this week at Tesla meant globally no one could contact or open their car with their phone (although they could still drive). No upgrades, no contact with the hive ( Borg ). It must have been a shock to those accustomed to these features. I...
I have no problem with the EV
Conservative tastes used to rail against the dead and soulless automobile compared to the horse. We got over that, and EVs are the same thing in a different era. I've driven tons of useless and forgettable gas cars and some exhilarating EVs. Best, Tim
The quartz crisis of the automotive world?
The rate of innovation in software and electronics is soooooo much faster than traditional automotive engineering that its going to have to change the entire auto buying model. In the US we have a ton of auto loans on 3, 5, and even 7 year schedules. How ...
The future is EV like it or not...
I have a 370 with twin turbos...the GTR was a consideration but nautical purchases preempted...Tesla has a 5 year moat due to its proprietary processor. That is when I became a shareholder @ about 550. This is no longer an argument about combustion vs EV....
Toyota's Action: Woven Planet
Automakers are frantically working to improve their capability to compete in software and services, new areas defining the industry. Toyota’s Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI-AD) is a Toyota group assigned the mission of autonomous vehicles....