Vehicle platform based on modified production Sienna helps
autonomous driving kit and MaaS providers offer customers mobility
where and when needed
PLANO,
Texas, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor
North America (Toyota) announces that its Michigan-based production development teams
have been modifying Indiana-produced 2022 Sienna minivans, adding
a vehicle control interface, to create a new vehicle platform
compatible with third-party autonomous driving kits and sensors
("Autono") for use in Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) applications.
The resulting vehicle is called the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS, or
S-AM. The company started delivery of the completed FMVSS-compliant
vehicles to customers Aurora Innovation and May Mobility from the
fall of 2021, and demonstrations of the vehicle by these customers
of various autonomous mobility services are already in
progress.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
the U.S. and North America for
more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable,
next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus
our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S.
who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of
nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants.
By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North
Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for
electrified vehicles. Toyota has more electrified vehicles on the
road than any other automaker, with electrified vehicles comprising
more than a quarter of our 2021 North American sales.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in
STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual
education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience
and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing
facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based
lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips
and more. For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
Media Contacts:
Aaron Fowles
Aaron.fowles@toyota.com
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