Ever since the smartphone gained popularity, proprietary in-car navigation systems have trailed mobile apps in terms of ...

Plug-in hybrids are pretty great on paper. They usually offer enough range to handle most of your daily driving on battery power alone, but they still have an engine that can kick in on longer drives ...

Hybrid vehicles and Toyota are nearly synonymous at this point. Toyota launched the Prius, the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, back in 1997. Just under three decades later, the Prius is now in its ...

Because most vehicles are equipped with navigation systems and other helpful tech, keeping your software updated is essential. Most updates release on an ad hoc basis, and you must track things ...

TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T), opens new tab research arm said on Thursday it acquired U.S.-based Carmera, a provider of maps and data for driverless vehicles, marking the ...

Woven Alpha Inc, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation’s Woven Planet Holdings, together with Isuzu Motors and Hino Motors, have agreed to proceed with talks to put into use the Automated Mapping ...

Tokyo — Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese automaker stays competitive amid the global shift to using ...

PHEV charging reminders arrive exactly when you need them most. Toyota’s ChargeMinder prototype app tackles the biggest challenge facing plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) owners, which is ...

Automakers use connected tech in different ways. Some have apps that allow owners to see where their vehicle is. Others adapt Amazon Alexa to their infotainment systems. Toyota was behind the curve ...