Toyota opens Inclusive Mobility Park in the heart of Paris ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024
- The Toyota Inclusive Mobility Park features innovative mobility devices and services that aim to make mobility accessible and enjoyable for everyone
- Most of the solutions presented at the Inclusive Mobility Park are also in use at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024
- With this Park, Toyota aims to promote inclusivity mobility for all – its vision in the ongoing transformation towards a mobility company
Paris, 24 July 2024 – The Toyota Inclusive Mobility Park, a showcase of different mobility solutions to open mobility for more people, has officially opened its doors today in Paris. The park is located near the Eiffel Tower and will be open to Toyota guests and by invitation for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, and to the neighbourhood on 9-10 September 2024.
Toyota, as the worldwide mobility partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), is committed to providing sustainable inclusive mobility solutions to the athletes, officials, volunteers, accredited media, and spectators during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The Inclusive Mobility Park is a space dedicated to showcasing Toyota’s vision of Mobility for All.
We are very proud to open the Toyota Mobility Park in Paris, the host city of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. As a worldwide mobility partner of the Games, we want to contribute to creating a more inclusive and sustainable society through mobility. The Toyota Inclusive Mobility Park is a part of showcase of our vision “happiness for all” & Mission “Mobility for all” and our solutions that aim to make mobility accessible and enjoyable for everyone. We hope that the visitors will learn more about inclusive mobility, have fun and get inspired by the Park.
The Toyota Inclusive Mobility Park is a showcase of how technology and accessibility can go hand in hand, and how the Olympic and Paralympic Games can drive positive change in society. It is great to see all the innovative inclusive solutions that Toyota is bringing to the Games in one place. Their commitment to their vision of delivering Mobility for All at Paris 2024 and beyond truly comes through in this effort.
The park features several solutions that demonstrate Toyota's commitment to inclusive mobility:
- Toyota battery electric vehicles such as the Accessible People Mover (APM), designed to be used in- and around the Athletes Village and competition sites to transport athletes and spectators.
- Last-mile micro mobility solutions, such as C+Walk S, C+Walk T and Yosh-E. These are compact and easy-to-use devices that can assist people with different mobility needs in urban environments and are in use during Paris 2024.
- Innovative mobility solutions created by partners and startups that Toyota supports such as self-balancing personal transporter by Genny or a first-of-a-kind wheelchair brake system by Eppur.
- Hydrogen (H2) cartridge technology, bringing hydrogen power to daily life – and a H2 cartridge-powered cargo bike to showcase this technology.
The opening of the Toyota Inclusive Mobility Park was attended by Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, Pierre Rabadan, Deputy Mayor of Paris, representatives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Toyota Motor Europe and Toyota France executives.
We are delighted to welcome the Toyota Inclusive Mobility Park in Paris, a city that is committed to promoting green and inclusive mobility for all. The park is a great opportunity to discover and experience the innovative mobility solutions that Toyota and its partners have developed.
“What you can see and try here at the Toyota Mobility Park are the real solutions that Toyota has brought to the athletes, their families, spectators and us – organisers at Paris 2024, to help us move in a sustainable and inclusive way. This is a demonstration of how when we work together, we can achieve anything we set our minds to."
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TME) oversees the wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota, GR (Gazoo Racing) and Lexus vehicles and parts and accessories, as well as Toyota’s European manufacturing and engineering operations. Toyota directly employs over 27,000 people and has invested over EUR 10 billion in Europe since 1990. Its eight European manufacturing plants are located in Portugal, the UK, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey. Today, there are approximately 16.5 million Toyota, GR and Lexus vehicles on European roads, whose drivers are supported by a network of 28 National Marketing and Sales Companies and around 2,800 retail sales outlets in 53 countries (EU, UK, EFTA countries + Russia, Israel, Turkey and other Eastern European countries). In 2021, TME sold 1,076,300 vehicles in Europe for a 6.4% market share. For more information, visit Facts & Figures (toyota.eu) and www.toyota-europe.com.
Toyota believes that when people are free to move, anything is possible. In the pursuit of "Mobility for All", Toyota aims to create safer, more connected, inclusive and sustainable mobility to achieve its mission of producing “Happiness for All”. In Europe, TME launched the KINTO mobility brand which offers a range of mobility services in 19 countries and is growing its business-to-business sales of zero-emission fuel cell products and engineering support. Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Toyota is working to achieve carbon neutrality in its entire business across Europe. A historic leader in CO2 reduction in Europe, TME aims to achieve 100% CO2 reduction in all new vehicles in Western Europe by 2035 and will continue to offer a full range of electrified powertrains to customers across the region with its hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles.