Future Autos
Sunday, March 11, 2018
With the e-Palette Concept, Toyota has built a new approach to Autono-MaaS mobility that will empower Alliance partners to support their customers’ lifestyles with increased convenience, productivity and efficiency.
The vehicle has an open interior layout, so it can be fitted out with purpose-built interiors to suit the user’s needs, whether it be for parcel delivery, ride sharing or on-the-road e-commerce. Its adaptable framework is also designed to optimise usage, allowing the vehicle to be shared for various business needs, transitioning seamlessly from one application to another.
Toyota envisions that the e-Palette Concept will be offered in three sizes so that it can cater not just for need-specific applications, but also provide right-size and right-place mobile solutions. In the future, e-Palette Alliance partners will be able to make use of the e-Palette Concept in coordination with the full range of MSPF services, or incorporate it into their own technology development programmes. The vehicle’s design reflects this commitment to flexibility and partnership, with an open control interface and a set of software tools that will allow partner companies to install their own automated driving system if desired.
Toyota plans to conduct feasibility testing of the e-Palette Concept in various world regions in the early 2020s. It also hopes to contribute to the success of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 by providing innovative mobility solutions, such as the e-Palette.
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