Toyota announces move into rocket launches

Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ and has made its first investment into Interstellar Technologies
Japanese automaker Toyota is "exploring rockets," chairman Akio Toyoda announced onstage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving people
Toyota announces move into rocket launches at CES 2025 with $45M investment in Japanese startup
On Monday during CES 2025, the major tech trade show in Las Vegas with all the latest gadgets, Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the carmaker is investing $44.4 million, or 7 billion yen, into
Toyota backs Japanese space startup Interstellar to mass-produce rockets
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its rockets, the world's biggest carmaker group said on Tuesday, expanding its foray into the space sector.
Toyota to invest over $44M in rocket company
Toyota’s mobility subsidiary plans to make a $44.3 million investment into a Japanese rocket company, Interstellar Technologies, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company
The Toyota Motor Corporation will invest $44.4 million in Japan-based Interstellar Technologies to help the private spaceflight firm develop rockets to launch satellites into Earth's orbit.
Toyota is 'exploring rockets' with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says
Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chair CEO Akio Toyoda said Monday.
Toyota gives updates to Woven City, says its ‘exploring rockets’
Toyota is providing updates to its ambitious Woven City project, the carmaker’s planned community at the base of Mt. Fuji. Announced at CES 2020, the project aims to have up to 2,000 people coexist with Toyota’s autonomous cars and drones.
Toyota Boost For Rockets? Tesla-Like Space Plans Of Japanese Auto Giant Revealed
A research unit of Toyota is reportedly going to invest in a Japanese startup called Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support the mass production of rockets, the biggest carmaker of the world said on Tuesday.
Toyota shares NC factory targets for shipping first batteries, hiring 3,000 workers
The carmaker is behind the largest economic project ever backed with state incentives, in terms of capital investment.
Toyota Exec: 'We Are Aware' Of Negative bZ4X Feedback
Toyota has spent nearly 30 years positioning itself as a leader in "green" cars on the strengths of its fuel-sipping hybrid ...
Toyota’s Vision Of Future Mobility, Woven City, Prepares For Launch
Toyota's Woven City will serve as a test site for self-driving cars, but also a vision of the future based on human-centric ...
Tesla, Toyota and Ford rank among the most searched car brands in the US. See who's No. 1
According to a recent study from Compare The Market, the three most searched-for car brands worldwide are Toyota, Tesla, and ...
Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town
Employee residents are ‘Weavers’ and corporations are ‘Inventors’ in the new village near Mount Fuji.
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Japan: Dogs bump into closed door in Japan
On December 8, 2024, in Japan, @shikichan1117 shared a video of their dogs repeatedly bumping into a closed glass door while trying to enter a building. The video was captioned, "No one notices the ...
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Care worker arrested for headbutting 87-year-old female resident at nursing home
A 32-year-old care worker at a nursing home in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, has been arrested for headbutting an 87-year-old female resident in the face. Police said Takanari Funamizu is ...
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Park with BMX Tracks Opens in Gifu Prefecture, Japan; Reservation-Only Glamping Facilities Also Available for Use
KAKAMIGAHARA, Gifu — A park with BMX courses has opened in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture. The asphalt tracks at Kisogawa ...