News & Reviews:   TOYOTA

Toyota and Waymo are collaborating to advance the development and deployment of self-driving vehicle technology. Also involved in the collaboration is Woven, a Toyota subsidiary that just opened a prototype city of the future last year. So, what should you know about it?

Apple's venture into the electric car business might have now come to the next step. According to DigiTimes, the tech giant is meeting with Toyota to establish its new supplier network for the highly-anticipated project. Last month, sources claimed that Apple representatives have also met with South Korea's SK Group and LG Electronics for the same purpose.

Based on an article by wired.com, it seems a security flaw in car immobilizers could allow hackers and car thieves to access the car and drive it away. This can be done by scanning the key fob using an RFID reader, copy the data and have it disable the in the cause it to access the victim's vehicles without needing the original key fob.

Many are looking to hybrid or fully electric vehicles (EV) for the future, as countries around the world all look to reduce carbon footprint. Toyota and Panasonic seem to have zeroed in on this space, as the two companies have recently announced the establishment of a joint company - Prime Planet Energy & Solutions.

In conjunction with Shopee’s 11.11 Big Sale happening from 24 October until 11 November 2019, stand a chance to win a Toyota Vios simply by spending only RM1 on their ONE OR NOT contest. But that’s not all, throughout the sale, Shopee is also offering up to 111% in cashback as well as free delivery for purchases above RM11.