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Toyota Global Vision President’s Message Launching a New Structure Special Feature Review of Operations
Consolidated Performance
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Toyota believes that promoting the widespread use of
eco-cars will benefi t the environment greatly. In addition,
we recognize the importance of fi nding new ways to link
people, the cars they drive, and the communities they
live in. This includes meeting the power and recharging
needs of drivers of plug-in hybrid (PHV) and electric
vehicles (EVs).
Enriching communities entails contributing to their
development and welfare worldwide. This fundamental
conviction has been key to Toyota’s growth over the
years and is essential to its future sustainability.
mile” transfer needs) while offering clues to resolving
inner-city transportation issues.
Toyota is also contributing to society in the transporta-
tion information fi eld. Our Big Data platform, for example,
monitors traffi c conditions using telematics services
which gather information through in-car navigation and
mobile communication units. The Big Data platform
achieved outstanding results in the aftermath of the
Great East Japan Earthquake.
In addition to the above, Toyota is contributing to
society and communities through the development
Toyota participates in testing and demonstrations
around the world to get closer to its goal of achieving
smart communities and a smart, high-mobility society.
This is why the TOYOTA i-ROAD, a twin-seater EV
concept car designed to provide “exhilarating motion,”
is one of two EVs selected for an experimental car shar-
ing program that will provide ultra-compact EVs for
short-distance travel in and around the city of Grenoble,
France. This project aims to determine the viability of
providing an alternative means of transport for short
distances of a few kilometers (often referred to as “last
of partner robots. To this end, we are leveraging the
considerable technological know-how we have culti-
vated in the industrial robotics fi eld since the 1970s.
Toyota aims to improve quality of life by developing
robots for nursing, medical, and home care purposes.
How Toyota Plans to Enrich Communities
Estimates of household electric power consumption
in Japan by application following growth in EV and
PHV use
Source: Toyota Motor Corp.
TVs
Lighting
Air
conditioning
Refrigerators
Water
heaters
EV and PHV
charging
33%
Electric carpetsOther
Telematics service
TOYOTA i-ROAD, an EV concept car
Charging the PHV PRIUS at home
Making Ever-Better Cars Enriching Lives of Communities [2 of 3] Stable Base of Business
INSIGHT Taking a “three are better than one” approach
INSIGHT We aim to make driving more fun
INSIGHT Robots can improve our quality of life