Jan 06
Toyota will launch its fuel-cell car in 2015, the company confirmed at CES 2014 today, along with some perhaps surprising statistics on just how many hydrogen recharging stations might be … Continue reading
Jan 06
Electric-only cars might be envogue right now, but Toyota is pursuing another eco-friendly alternative to gasoline engines with its FCV concept. The company is now claiming the vehicle will be available sometime in 2015—at least if you live in California where (hopefully) hydrogen refill stations will be plentiful by then.
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Dec 31
BMW and Toyota will build a collaborative platform for sports cars, having completed a year-long feasibility study into the possible team effort, though the resulting car from each brand will … Continue reading
Dec 05
Toyota has picked a wireless charging system for its upcoming hybrid and EV cars, adopting WiTricity ahead of formal trials of the technology beginning in 2014. Set to appear on the next-gen Prius and other eco-friendly cars from Toyota, the company confirmed to us back in August, the system will allow drivers to recharge their […]
Nov 25
Uber helps drivers get better financing to increase cars available on its service
Posted in: Today's ChiliUber is a company that specializes in on-demand transportation. The service is available in several markets around the country and in some of those markets, Uber is having a hard time getting enough vehicles on the road to support the demand. Uber has worked out a deal with some major auto manufactures and financing firms […]
Nov 24
Weekly Roundup: Xbox One and Nokia Lumia 2520 reviews, the future of EA Games and more!
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You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past seven days — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Nov 20
Daily Roundup: Xbox One review, Toyota’s FV2 concept vehicle, an interview with Sony’s Michael Aragon and more!
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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
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Nov 20
Don’t you just love the fact that there are concepts around which are worth looking into, especially when they could change the world for the better if they were to be made real? Assuming this statement is agreeable to many, then the Toyota FV2 concept vehicle is definitely able to turn heads after being announced at the Tokyo Motor Show 2013. It does raise a few eyebrows (and of course, questions) for those who have actually laid eyes on it the first time, including how one is able to steer it. Apparently, you do so while standing, shifting your body weight accordingly in the direction where you want to go.
This is not the ride to bring when you are about to meet your date and want to drop her off at her place or have her drop by your home after dinner, since it carries only one. Good thing the Toyota FV2 will distribute your weight across all four wheels, which have been specially arranged in a cross layout. One of the wheels will be in front, while two primary wheels remain underneath the “driver”, with one more behind. Expect the slew of touchscreen displays to come in handy when configuring the different modes of the Toyota FV2, and there is also a raised windscreen which purported doubles up as a augmented reality display apart from from acting as a shield against bugs from smashing into your face as you amble along. How many of you would love to see the Toyota FV2 enter production?
Toyota FV2 Concept Vehicle At Tokyo Motor Show original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nov 20
Toyota’s FV2 concept vehicle has a customizable LCD surface and you can drive it while standing
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Toyota’s new one-person EV even managed to draw our attention away from cars that look fit for superheroics, Announced at the Tokyo Motor Show 2013, the FV2 concept practically slaps you around the face with how much future…ness it’s been plied with. In its ‘parked’ state (measuring 90cm high), it looks a lot like a Tron cycle also-ran, but once the door / roof is raised [seen above], this all changes. Once that happens, you can steer (pilot?) the FV2 while standing: by shifting your body weight to the left or right, it’ll tend in that direction. The vehicle only carries one, but distributes the weight across four wheels, which are arranged in a cross layout. There’s one at the front, one at the back and two primary drive wheels underneath the driver. This pair, alongside the tail section of the FV2, are coated in light-up displays, able to cycle through colors and patterns, although we’re not entirely clear what degree of customization you’d get if the concept eventually made it to retail. We know some people’s tastes are pretty out there.
Accompanying the vehicle, there were several touchscreen displays that allowed you to… cycle through some custom paint jobs. That’s not where the technology ends, however, as that raised windscreen will reportedly act as a augmented reality display, offering up driving advice on traffic conditions, soccer scores and the weather. A spokesperson told Engadget that this information could be gleaned from surrounding vehicles and other wireless data points — well, we’re talking about the future, remember? For a closer glimpse at what Toyota thinks the mirai will look like, take a look through the galleries below. %Gallery-slideshow122419%
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Nov 20
Toyota is taking fuel cells seriously, unveils concept car and reaffirms launch in 2015
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Fuel cells are very much back on the energy agenda. It’s not smartphones this time, however, but vehicles. From Toyota, no less. The company’s fuel cell program is about to bear fruit and it’s revealed a sleek, shiny concept design that’s promising a range of “at least” 500 km and a refuel time comparable to good ol’ gasoline vehicles.The eventual production model car is planned to go on sale in 2015, which would ensure Toyota keeps the promise it made way back in 2010. The blue color scheme and softened design curves are meant to evoke the “key characteristics” of fuel cell cars: turning air into water. There’s even a wave motif fuel cap — it’s all about the details. Once filled and plugged into a compatible home, the FCV is also apparently capable of providing enough electricity to power an average Japanese home for over a week (10 kWh). To accomplish this, two high-pressure hydrogen tanks are stored along the undercarriage, but if you’re depending on the FCV to function as, well… a car, then you’ll be happy to hear that it can carry around three passengers, alongside the early-adopting driver. %Gallery-slideshow122474%
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