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Toyota Breaks Ground for 'Woven City' Construction of the prototype city of the future where all ecosystems are connected begins at the Higashi-Fuji site (Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture) Toyota City, Japan, Feb 23, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet), the Toyota Group company responsible for a wide range of mobility development projects, anchored in software, held a groundbreaking ceremony (Jichinsai) for the construction of Woven City at 11:00 a.m. on February 23 at the old vehicle yard adjacent to the former Higashi-Fuji...

Toyota Times: Beyond Automotive: Woven Planet Group Takes Off In January 2021, Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD) reached a new milestone in officially re-organizing into the holding company, Woven Planet Holdings. Within the holding company, Woven Planet consists of three operating companies-Woven Core, Woven Alpha, and Woven Capital. The companies continue to be responsible for developing advanced technologies such as automated driving, and are responsible for the Woven City project scheduled to begin construction on February 23 rd (Mt. Fuji Day). At an opening event he...

DS Automobiles' new hatchback DS Automobiles, a division of Citroen, has unveiled the DS4, an avant-garde premium hatchback. It is available with a choice of powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid with a 50km electric range. Equipment level is high, with head-up display, gesture control and predictive suspension among the upmarket features. The DS4 is also available in three body stylings. Citroen claims DS overtook Lexus in France in terms of market share last year. Mini's Paddy Hopkirk Edition For those old enough to remember the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, Mini has made a Paddy Hopkirk Editio...

Feb 4, 2021 Toyota Motor Corp. is tapping a star Silicon Valley robotics expert to help put the final touches on an operating system it says will go up against that of Tesla Inc. Called Arene, the system allows new features to be installed in a car’s existing hardware over the air and provides a platform for developers to create software. It’s being developed by Toyota’s new technology research arm Woven Planet Holdings Inc., led by Chief Executive Officer James Kuffner, a former Google engineer. Tesla is already a leader when it comes to over-the-air updates of a car’s opera...

MONEYWEB app instead? In high-tech auto software. 09:00  Image: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg Toyota is tapping a star Silicon Valley roboticist to help put the final touches on an operating system it says will go up against Tesla’s. Called Arene, the system allows new features to be installed in a car’s existing hardware over the air and provides a platform for developers to create software. It’s being developed by Toyota’s new technology research arm Woven Planet Holdings Inc., led by Chief Executive Officer James Kuffner, a former Google engineer. Tesla is already a leader...