Toyota is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
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Japan is accelerating deployment of physical AI to counter labor shortages, backed by a multi-billion-dollar government push and a target to capture 30% of the global market by 2040.
Toyota contracts seven Agility humanoid robots for a Canadian factory to unload totes from an automated tugger.
Toyota’s C-HR EV starts at $38,135, higher than some forecasts and signaling a mid-range price within Toyota’s broader EV push.
Toyota unveils the 2027 Highlander EV, a three-row midsize SUV with a 320-mile range, and the first Toyota EV assembled in America.
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