Toyota readies its first EV with advanced self-driving features

Toyota bZ4X — Toyota will would roll out an iron phosphate lithium battery during 2026 and 2027 that could reduce the production cost of the bZ4X EV by 40 percent. (BLOOMBERG)

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Reuters

June 28, 2024 02:35 PM

SHANGHAI — Toyota is planning to launch the first electric vehicle equipped with an advanced autonomous driving system similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving for the Chinese market next year, one of its Chinese joint ventures said.

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