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Toyota's Ideas for Good Challenge

Toyota has repeatedly shared some of its biggest and best inventions with the world outside of the automobile industry. Wake Forrest University, for example, is using Toyota's T.H.U.M.S. software to study the damaging effects of hits and tackles on football players. NASCAR previously used the same technology to help analyze high-speed impacts and effectively improved the structure of their seats and the instructions in their 2010 rule book.

Too obvious? Well, how about this?Toyota shared their ultra-lean production method with Allegheny Hospital to eliminate errors caused by inconsistencies, waste, and overburden with Allegheny Hospital…

Toyota Statement in Response to the NHTSA/NASA Study

After an exhaustive study, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA concluding that there was no faulty electronics involved with the alleged "acceleration" issues with Toyota.  Below is Toyota's response. 


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Feb. 8, 2011 -- In response to the publication by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of an extensive review of the electronic throttle control systems in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, conducted with the assistance of…

Toyota Prius Family Expanding

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Toyota has been growing just as fast, if not faster, as other auto makers these days. With this growth comes growth for model families, including the Toyota Prius family. The Prius family is now an entire stable of hybrid cars. The Prius is in its third generation of such a vehicle but what else will Toyota bring to us? Three more Prius models are coming before the end of 2012.

Before we check in on the new models, we have the 10-year-old, already well known Prius. In its third generation, Prius…