Japan's top automaker believes technological breakthroughs, such as hydrogen engines, can give internal combustion a new lease on life — saving jobs as well as the environment.

Newly appointed COO Sinead Kaiya is charged with making growth and sustainability a reality at Toyota Motor's autonomous-driving technology unit.

Auto suppliers in Japan are confronting a dilemma as the industry pivots away from the combustion engine: Either make the shift too, or find new business.

The service will offer new safety features, refreshed interiors, and software upgrades to car computer systems.

The office expansion began in 2021 following the company's announcements of its advanced driver-assistance system lidar series production award with GM.

The automaker is ready for takeoff in the brand-new world of electric air mobility. But for now, it is skipping further investment in a Japanese startup founded partly by its own engineers in favor of an American aerospace company focused on fast, quiet flying machines.

The company that pioneered the Prius hybrid has drawn criticism for perceived foot-dragging on EVs. But Akio Toyoda wants it known that his company is pursuing carbon neutrality.

The 50-50 company will be established this year with the goal of starting EV sales and providing mobility services in 2025. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval.

The Japanese company better known for its motorcycles and sharing historic ties with music instrument maker Yamaha Corp. is crafting a range of soundscapes to replicate the noise an internal combustion engine vehicle makes upon acceleration.

Guidehouse Insights expects annual growth of 170 percent in deliveries by low-speed automated vehicles to more than 50 billion by 2030.

Tesla is working with suppliers, including partner Panasonic, on a bigger cylindrical battery cell to increase efficiency and reduct cost. In fact, Tesla is already making some of the 4680 cells on its own.

Japan’s Woven City, the digitally-driven town of tomorrow that Toyota is building on the foothills of Mount Fuji, could be a future air hub for the country’s flying cars.

Mercedes-Benz will source 70 percent of its energy needs for production through renewable energy by 2030 by rolling out solar and wind power projects at its plants and through power purchase agreements.

Experts warn that failure to obtain adequate supplies of lithium, nickel, manganese or cobalt could slow the shift to electric vehicles.

Level 3 vehicles can drive without constant human supervision, but they rely on humans to quickly take over the driving upon request.

Nissan's move is part of a push to equip nearly every new model with lidar safety technology by the end of the decade. It lets vehicles conduct high-speed emergency maneuvers on the highway without a hand on the wheel or foot on the brake.

Despite spectators being banned from this year's games in Tokyo, the sharp-eyed observer can still find plenty of high-tech vehicles and new mobility gadgetry.

The University of Michigan's Anna Stefanopoulou says with the right battery, hybrid technology could extend the life of the internal combustion engine.

Solid-state power packs promise safety, cost, weight and performance improvements over today's lithium ion batteries. They could help bring larger trucks and SUVs into the EV segment.

Automotive suppliers are deploying with health technology aimed at detecting COVID-19, alerting someone of signs of a heart attack and purifying the air in their vehicle.

The chip shortage grew out of a confluence of factors, from regulatory crackdown to increased EV production, and even a fire.

The region offers a glimpse of the trends — more expensive oil, cheaper power and falling EV ownership costs — that someday could drive widespread adoption of electric models throughout the country and beyond.

As the electric vehicle market expands, so is a new North American battery-recycling industry. Its aim: to clean up the battery business and help EVs live up to their promise of reducing global carbon emissions.

With the help of 5G, autonomous vehicle developers in the world's largest car market have taken the lead in integrating roadway sensor data.

Companies are drawing the attention of customers and investors as they race to make their systems better and cheaper.