Toyota showcases end-to-end vehicle development at Technical Center in Japan
- Toyota showcased its end to end vehicle development approach at the new Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama, bringing design, engineering, testing and repair together in one integrated site centred on intensive real world driving cycles
- The event marked the global premiere of the all‑new Lexus TZ, Lexus’ first three‑row BEV SUV, developed at Shimoyama with a focus on balancing driving performance and passenger comfort.
- Purpose‑built test courses replicate demanding real‑world conditions, reinforcing Toyota’s philosophy that “roads build cars” and accelerating continuous improvement with “Drive, Break, Fix” philosophy.
- Toyota also demonstrated future mobility and disaster‑response initiatives, including helicopter‑based transport trials and community disaster preparedness activities, underlining mobility beyond roads and close community collaboration.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today held a media and stakeholder event at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama (TTC-S), its research and development center located across Toyota City and Okazaki City in Aichi Prefecture. The event showcased the frontline of its ever-better car-making initiatives―where a cycle of highly intense driving, intentional breaking, rapid onsite fixing and then retesting is carried out. To underline, the event featured the global premiere of a product of this end-to-end development approach, the all-new Lexus TZ.
As part of its future mobility initiatives, the event also featured demonstrations that included helicopter-based transportation tests and disaster preparedness drills held with local governments and communities.
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