![]() That’s a big challenge, and we’re well on our way. The recent safety technology evolution is now becoming a revolution of the automobile as we embark on autonomy. The vehicle as we know it is transforming into a means of getting around that futurists have dreamed about for a long time. To realize that future, cars must become connected, and Toyota is on the leading edge of this revolution. We introduced our first practical application of an embedded Data Communication Module, or DCM, in 2000.īy 2005, they were installed on Lexus models as a standard feature. In 2011, we set the foundation of our connected car initiative through a strategic partnership with Microsoft. Together, we built the Toyota Smart Center or TSC, a global cloud-based platform for Toyota’s next-generation telematics services. This powerful, secure and private computing system connects with vehicles from around the globe allowing us to provide customers with personalized services that really make their lives easier. This past year has been a transformative time for Toyota as we move the needle even further. We launched a new company called Toyota Connected. TC is a standalone entity with the charter for data management, data analytics and service development. TC expands our capabilities for managing data transmitted by our vehicles and forwards our objectives to use data to make better cars and to create better experiences for our customers.Īnd in case you’re wondering, we believe the vehicle data belongs to the vehicle’s owner, so we don’t do any of this without our customer’s express permission. This year, we’ve also forged a partnership with the KDDI Corporation to establish a broad-reaching, robust communications platform that supports car connectivity on a global scale. This global communications platform, or GCP, will allow us to simplify how carriers interact with our systems. It also allows us to monitor network traffic to improve performance and to ensure the security of the links to our vehicles. With KDDI’s relationship to more than 600 telecoms around the world, we hope to popularize the GCP and make it available to other companies who may be interested in this service. This partnership and technology lays the foundation for a grander plan.īy 2020, we plan to make embedded DCMs standard equipment in nearly every new vehicle we sell Japan and the U.S. Our plan is to connect all our vehicles and provide customers with services that truly enrich their lives and bond them to our brands. We’ve reached the next step on our connected journey. That’s the launch of our third-generation Entune telematics platform. You may have seen that we rolled out Entune 3.0 last week at the Consumer Electronics Show. The development team for our new telematics system focused on the guiding principles of Simple, Seamless and Synchronized.Īnd we announced yesterday that it will debut on the all-new 2018 Toyota Camry. ![]() We’ve simplified the overall design of the platform to be much more user friendly and intuitive.
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