| ▲ | toomuchtodo 2 hours ago | |||||||
Japanese automakers are excessively risk adverse. Last big risk by Toyota was their hybrid synergy drive, which they coasted on for too long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-and-future-tech/articles/toyota-p... https://www.motor1.com/news/798173/toyota-chairman-reveals-w... | ||||||||
| ▲ | Loocid 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
Which seems strange since Toyota are the origins of JiT manufacturing. I wonder what made Japan go through a period of incredible innovation and then just decide "ok, that's enough". | ||||||||
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