Other Interesting issues


Other  interesting issues

Plans of having additional information system(s) :


Toyota Company had announced on 7 April 2011 as they will have
partnership with Microsoft software to create a new system for hybrid vehicles
that will be able to link between people and smart energy center with budget of
nearly 12 million dollars [i]


Idea of the system:


A platform  depend on the cloud computing of  Windows  Azure that focus on the services over the internet as it will be integrated
with Toyota telematics services that depends on the telecommunication plus information systems with connection to the
mobility feature of the smart phones such as iPhones  .


New system:

New system will be able to serve the customer in new innovative ways[ii] :

1-    Ability  to monitor and control the car any time with
safety code as it's connect to the cloud software  :
·        Customer will be able to turn AC as the car is
plugged on the grid

·        Customer can monitor the miles to the next
charging station directly through the GPS systems of the vehicles

2-    Using mobility features  :
·        Customer can check the battery power level by
the remote technology that smart phones can offer

·        Giving the command to the car to charge when
the  power demanded as it connect to the
smart grid by using the voice recognition of the customer 

3-    Environment al  advantage :
·        Less use of fuel as it is using the
electricity . The result is less carbon.


In addition , Toyota and Microsoft partnership  working with Intel company  on the next generation of car
infotainment  10 November 2011by
using Intel microprocessors which will be
focusing on:[iii]

·        Information system , entertainment and using the smart
phones internet access.
·        Upgrading car software easily by downloading into USB




·        Talking and flipping the music in same time

·        Ability of the system to read the incoming massages rather
that pick up the phones



Other miscellaneous issues


New Yaris 2012

The new Yaris car from Toyota 2012 looking so different form the first generation with new
car look and new multimedia systems which using  go touch system that has been created by Google company which will be registered at march on next year.
The new navigation system in the Yaris car is connected to the satellite which will
gives more chances to the driver to have a clear destination as it is connected
to Google map , the second feature that had been added to the car is the
ability to connect to car system by Bluetooth . The advantage for whom  will be using that  the car will be able to use their smart phones such as iPhone to upload  music and listening to  songs. Moreover the users can connect via their  USB. Also they will be able to connect to the internet  , using face book as the text message will appear at the car display but it will be under a safety limit . The system also have an apps which called (Toyota apps ) can inform the drivers of the nearest fuel station and the nearest parking so they can save time instead of searching for long time In
addition it gives the drivers a chance to know the right parking size  by using the car camera. [iv]






[i] Environment news service,2011. Toyota and Microsoft Design Sustainable Mobility Future [online] Available
at: <http// http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2011/2011-04-07-091.html>
[Accessed 28 November 2011]


[ii] Environment news service,2011. Toyota and
Microsoft Design Sustainable Mobility Future
[online] Available at: <http//
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2011/2011-04-07-091.html> [Accessed 28
November 2011]

[iii] Bill Howard, 2011.Toyota
team up with Intel for next generation for car infotainment.
[Online]
Available at: <http://
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/104789-toyota-teams-up-with-intel-for-next-gen-car-infotainment
> [Accessed 10 December 2011].

[iv] Venianakis,2011.Toyota
&Go touch .
[video online] Available at:<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYl87jJqEo&feature=related
>  [Accessed 09 December 2011].