TOYOTA
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) president Akio Toyoda today announced a business alliance for a new mobility service and the e-Palette prototype, designed to meet the demands of multimodal transportation and commercial applications of the future.Presented at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018, the new e-Palette Alliance will leverage Toyota's Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to develop a series of connected mobility services and a flexible and functional. The new alliance will give way to a broad ecosystem of physical and software support designed to help a wide range of businesses leverage advanced mobility technologies to better serve their customers. For the launch, Toyota's partners are Amazon, DiDi, Mazda, Pizza Hut and Uber, who will collaborate on vehicle planning, application concepts and verification activities."The auto industry is undoubtedly in its most drastic period of change as technologies such as electrification, connected services and automated driving are making significant strides. Toyota is committed to creating better and better vehicles. And importantly, the company is developing mobility solutions to help everyone enjoy life. We put our grain of sand to create an ever better society for the next 100 years and beyond. This announcement marks a major step forward in our evolution towards sustainable mobility and demonstrates our continued expansion beyond traditional cars and trucks to creating new values, including customer service, "said Akio Toyoda.In the short term, the alliance will focus on the development of the new e-Palette prototype, also presented at CES 2018. This prototype reflects one of Toyota's visions of the applications of Automated Mobility as a Service (Autono-MaaS ). It is a new generation, fully automated battery electric vehicle - Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), designed to be customizable for a wide variety of companies. The e-Palette concept is proof of Toyota's continued commitment to collaboration and flexibility.In addition to providing support for services provided through MSPF, Toyota has developed the open control interface of the e-Palette prototype and a series of IT tools so that associated companies can install their own system.
E-Palette Alliance: a new ecosystem of mobility companies
As an emerging provider of business mobility equipment and services, Toyota pays special attention to creating new and attractive roles for member companies to help them expand their value chain and improve the lives of their customers.The e-Palette Alliance will leverage the possibilities of Toyota's MSPF to develop a new ecosystem for mobility-related businesses. Announced in 2016, MSPF is Toyota's structure for a wide range of applications for connected vehicles and for the provision of a full range of services required for MaaS, ranging from leasing and auto insurance, to managing fleets and massive data.Service providers associated with the e-Palette Alliance, such as Amazon, DiDi, Pizza Hut and Uber, will explore various applications of the e-Palette prototype and MSPF to cover their existing business needs. In addition, DiDi, Mazda and Uber will participate as technology partners.Toyota continues to plan the creation of new mobility services with other suppliers and technology development companies.
As an emerging provider of business mobility equipment and services, Toyota pays special attention to creating new and attractive roles for member companies to help them expand their value chain and improve the lives of their customers.The e-Palette Alliance will leverage the possibilities of Toyota's MSPF to develop a new ecosystem for mobility-related businesses. Announced in 2016, MSPF is Toyota's structure for a wide range of applications for connected vehicles and for the provision of a full range of services required for MaaS, ranging from leasing and auto insurance, to managing fleets and massive data.Service providers associated with the e-Palette Alliance, such as Amazon, DiDi, Pizza Hut and Uber, will explore various applications of the e-Palette prototype and MSPF to cover their existing business needs. In addition, DiDi, Mazda and Uber will participate as technology partners.Toyota continues to plan the creation of new mobility services with other suppliers and technology development companies.
Prototype e-Palette
With this concept, Toyota has adopted a new approach to Autono-MaaS mobility, through which e-Palette Alliance partners can enhance their customers' lifestyles with greater functionality, productivity and efficiency.With an open configuration of the interior design, the vehicle can be equipped with customized interiors depending on the needs of the user, be it mail, shared routes or e-commerce in transit. Its flexible framework is also designed to optimize usage, as the e-Pallete prototype can be shared, covering diverse business needs and allowing a fluid transition from one application to another. Toyota has predicted that the e-Palette prototype will be available in three sizes, so that not only will it fit every specific application, but mobility solutions of the right size for each location.
With this concept, Toyota has adopted a new approach to Autono-MaaS mobility, through which e-Palette Alliance partners can enhance their customers' lifestyles with greater functionality, productivity and efficiency.With an open configuration of the interior design, the vehicle can be equipped with customized interiors depending on the needs of the user, be it mail, shared routes or e-commerce in transit. Its flexible framework is also designed to optimize usage, as the e-Pallete prototype can be shared, covering diverse business needs and allowing a fluid transition from one application to another. Toyota has predicted that the e-Palette prototype will be available in three sizes, so that not only will it fit every specific application, but mobility solutions of the right size for each location.
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