. GM, Toyota agree to extend advanced technology
collaboration and focus on safety-related technologies
DETROIT - General Motors
Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. have agreed to extend their advanced
technology collaboration agreement two more years with a focus on
safety and congestion-related technologies, and industry codes and
standards.
The agreement
covers information exchange and collaborative research in
areas such as well-to-wheels energy usage and emissions,
intelligent transportation systems and connected vehicle
(vehicle infrastructure integration and vehicle-to-vehicle
communications). The agreement also allows for research
projects in other areas the companies identify as mutually
beneficial.
The GM-Toyota collaboration,
which began in 1999 and would have expired at the end of this month,
will be extended to March 31, 2008.
