Toyota is expanding its role in the space industry through strategic investments and partnerships. Primarily known as an automotive manufacturer, Toyota is now investing in rocket technology via companies like Interstellar Technologies, aiming to support the growing demand for satellite launches. Additionally, Toyota is collaborating with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and NASA on projects like the Lunar Cruiser, a pressurized lunar rover for the Artemis program. These initiatives highlight Toyota's interest in space-based technologies and exploration, with potential applications in telecommunications and advanced driver-assistance systems.
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IST will host a cumulative total of 20 personnel seconded from the Toyota Group over five years starting in 2020.
IST collaborates with various manufacturers and relies on Toyota to assist in finding machining companies.
IST has already commissioned the assembly of the turbo pump for its next-generation rocket 'ZERO' to Toyota Motor Hokkaido.
WbyT's Rei Manoura stated that collaboration with IST stimulates Toyota employees, enhancing their skills and motivation for new challenges.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation signed a research and development contract for a crewed pressurized rover for JAXA, including the development of measurement and control equipment prototypes.
Both IST and Toyota plan to advance rocket development by utilizing the automotive-related assets of the Toyota Group, including facilities, technology, supply chains, and personnel.
IST has partnered with Toyota and WbyT to aim for mass production of rockets utilizing the Toyota Production System.
Inventors will leverage Toyota's expertise, Woven City's software technology, and the expertise of other Inventors to create synergistic effects.
UCC Japan will capture customer movement in cafes with cameras and use Toyota's Vision AI to analyze the effects of coffee on human concentration and work efficiency.
Yokogawa Electric plans to advance the design and procurement processes for the development of prototypes of the manned pressurized rover it is developing in collaboration with Toyota, aiming for launch after 2031.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation signed a contract for research and development of measurement and control equipment for a manned pressurized rover with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation.
The contract, announced on September 22, includes the prototyping of control platform and battery measurement components for the manned pressurized rover, affectionately called 'Lunar Cruiser' at Toyota.
ElevationSpace has collaborated with Toyota Industries on the development of heat-resistant materials for atmospheric reentry systems.
IST has previously collaborated with Toyota Motor Corporation and Woven by Toyota to build a foundation for utilizing space technology in society.
The Miraikan exhibition includes a full-size model of the Lunar Cruiser, the pressurized lunar rover JAXA is developing with Toyota for use on later Artemis missions.
Toyota, JAXA, and Mitsubishi will build Japan's advanced crewed pressurized rover for Artemis.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is working with Toyota to develop a pressurized lunar rover.
GTMC will provide Pony.ai with Toyota-branded battery electric vehicles equipped with Toyota’s vehicle redundant systems suitable for L4 autonomous driving development.
The Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS (S-AM) vehicle equipped with Pony.ai’s sixth-generation autonomous driving software and hardware system started public road testing in Beijing and Guangzhou in April 2023.
The Toyota-branded battery electric vehicles provided by GTMC will be equipped with Pony.ai’s advanced autonomous driving technology and will run on Pony.ai’s robotaxi network platform PonyPilot+.