Toyota Unveils e-Palette EV with Autonomous Driving Plans
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Monday, Sep 15, 2025 12:06 pm ET1min read
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The e-Palette is equipped with a low floor and wide sliding doors, allowing for quick boarding and exit, and includes height-adjustment functions and an electric ramp to facilitate wheelchair access. It is also designed to support automated driving, conforming to Level 2 specifications and aiming to introduce Level 4 capabilities by fiscal year 2027 [1]. The vehicle's advanced equipment includes a Steer-by-Wire System, digital signage, and a cabin monitoring system for enhanced safety.
The e-Palette is capable of both standard and rapid charging, with a maximum cruising range of approximately 250 km and a maximum vehicle speed of 80 km/h [1]. Toyota plans to use the e-Palette for transportation services and as a mobile store in Toyota Woven City and surrounding areas, demonstrating its potential for transforming urban mobility.
The e-Palette's spacious interior allows for customization, enabling it to serve different purposes throughout the day, such as acting as a shuttle bus in the morning and evening and a store during the day while charging. This versatility, along with its accessibility-conscious design and support for automated driving, positions the e-Palette as a significant innovation in the mobility sector.
Toyota has unveiled its e-Palette electric vehicle, designed for autonomous driving. The vehicle features spacious interiors for services such as food vending. Toyota aims to offer full autonomous driving capabilities as early as fiscal 2027. The debut took place at a new arena in Tokyo.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has unveiled the e-Palette electric vehicle (EV), designed with a focus on autonomous driving and multi-use applications. The vehicle was introduced at the TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on September 15, 2025 [1]. The e-Palette features a spacious interior and large windows, creating a sense of openness, and is designed to support various mobility services with a single vehicle, such as mobile stores or service spaces.The e-Palette is equipped with a low floor and wide sliding doors, allowing for quick boarding and exit, and includes height-adjustment functions and an electric ramp to facilitate wheelchair access. It is also designed to support automated driving, conforming to Level 2 specifications and aiming to introduce Level 4 capabilities by fiscal year 2027 [1]. The vehicle's advanced equipment includes a Steer-by-Wire System, digital signage, and a cabin monitoring system for enhanced safety.
The e-Palette is capable of both standard and rapid charging, with a maximum cruising range of approximately 250 km and a maximum vehicle speed of 80 km/h [1]. Toyota plans to use the e-Palette for transportation services and as a mobile store in Toyota Woven City and surrounding areas, demonstrating its potential for transforming urban mobility.
The e-Palette's spacious interior allows for customization, enabling it to serve different purposes throughout the day, such as acting as a shuttle bus in the morning and evening and a store during the day while charging. This versatility, along with its accessibility-conscious design and support for automated driving, positions the e-Palette as a significant innovation in the mobility sector.
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