Toyota, exploring rockets

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 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 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 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 Invests in Japanese Rocket Startup as SpaceX Races Ahead
Toyota Motor Corp. is investing in a Japanese startup that aims to mass produce lightweight rockets and someday vie with big players for a slice of the growing commercial space industry.

Toyota offers 1st glimpse at futuristic town

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 is building a $10 billion smart city at the base of Mount Fuji, and will soon move in its first residents
Toyota gave an update on Woven City at CES on Monday, saying the "living laboratory" is set to welcome its first residents in 2025.
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Care worker arrested for headbutting 87-year-old female resident at nursing home
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Park with BMX Tracks Opens in Gifu Prefecture, Japan; Reservation-Only Glamping Facilities Also Available for Use
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A helping hand for Aichi's international children
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Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data
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Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old woman, has 36 great-grandchildren and still eats well
The oldest person in Japan, 115-year-old Okagi Hayashi of Toki, Gifu Prefecture, still has a good appetite, and at a ...