Toyota R&D Technical Review 2009 B-923

Giving unique insight into Toyota’s 2009 technical developments, this book includes 24 papers that chronicle the Japanese OEM’s R&D activities during that year. This volume has a special focus on automotive safety and ITS, and 12 of the papers highlight developments in those areas.

Title highlights include:

Safety and ITS

• The Evolution of GOA for Crash Safety
• Pre-Crash Safety: Autonomous Integrated Safety Technology
• Assist System for Enhancing Driver Vision at Night

Other Technical Areas

• A Study on Friction Materials for Reducing Brake Squeal by Nanotechnology
• Newly Developed AR Engine Series
• Development of Bio-Based Plastics for Injection Molding