DENSO Develops New Advanced Products for Lexus LS460

[Tideland Prius]

TOKYO - The new Lexus LS460, launched this month in Japan, features new advanced products developed by DENSO Corporation in the areas of environment, safety, comfort and convenience.

They are:
• World's first motor-driven electric variable valve timing control system;
• New pre-crash safety system components;
• New air conditioning system that provides individually customized air conditioning to each passenger seat;
• World's thinnest card key for smart entry and start system;
• Instrument cluster with thin film transistor (TFT) display;
• World's first remote security system with remote immobilizer function, and
• World's first inertia sensor with inclination-detecting function. "DENSO's goal is to develop new technologies to meet customer's needs and achieve an advanced automotive society where people, cars and environment co-exist in harmony," said Oyuki Ogawa, executive vice president, Engineering Research & Development Center and Thermal Systems Business Group. "We are pleased to introduce our innovative technologies to the world."


Full Article: http://www.globaldenso.com/en/newsre...060925-01.html

[ECHOKnight2000]

Is Denso Corp an independent company or does Toyota own it or have a good steak in the company? Obviously Toyota has patten the parts from Denso right? Is that how it works? Cause eventhough they may supply parts for other companies Toyota has the rights on the parts for them? Just wondering!

Great article!

[rolla-XRS]

Denso is a parts supplier to Toyota (I think they're the biggest).

You know there's a good relationship between these two companies when there's Denso engineer and QA reps permanently stationed at Toyota Head Offices.

[Deuce]

Toyota owns most of Denso. Denso also builds parts for other manufacturers. I think Honda's bikes carry Denso parts.

[JustAnotherAsian]

Originally Posted by rolla-XRS

Denso is a parts supplier to Toyota (I think they're the biggest).

You know there's a good relationship between these two companies when there's Denso engineer and QA reps permanently stationed at Toyota Head Offices.

true... though... denso is mostly into the electronics and minor electronics-related-parts within toyota automobiles. the kyoho kai group (around relatively small 230 companies- depending on source) supply most of the major parts. the kyoho is gynormous collaboration of companies within the toyota group.

heck, here's a simplified version of who supplies what for toyota:
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/toyota.htm

and another interesting read about toyota being considered as a keiretsu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Group
... and the article explaining the keiretsu way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu

[RAV4EVR]

I hope it was not DENSO, Hyundai was trying to get parts from.....
If Toyota owns it, then Hyundai can forget about it...

[Kevs Toy]

RAV, it was Hyundai trying to buy parts from Denso. Never really heard what became of that but Toyota was not pleased

[SiennaSC98]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

TOKYO - The new Lexus LS460, launched this month in Japan, features new advanced products developed by DENSO Corporation in the areas of environment, safety, comfort and convenience.

They are:
• World's first motor-driven electric variable valve timing control system;
• New pre-crash safety system components;
• New air conditioning system that provides individually customized air conditioning to each passenger seat;
• World's thinnest card key for smart entry and start system;
• Instrument cluster with thin film transistor (TFT) display;
• World's first remote security system with remote immobilizer function, and
• World's first inertia sensor with inclination-detecting function. "DENSO's goal is to develop new technologies to meet customer's needs and achieve an advanced automotive society where people, cars and environment co-exist in harmony," said Oyuki Ogawa, executive vice president, Engineering Research & Development Center and Thermal Systems Business Group. "We are pleased to introduce our innovative technologies to the world."

Full Article: http://www.globaldenso.com/en/newsre...060925-01.html

We went to the Taste of Lexus event at Alameda Pointe last Saturday 9/30/06 12:30pm. One of the LS460 test cars has the option of self-parallel parking and a demo is repeated every hour. The LS460 will self-park (on a car length space) between two RX350.

[m4663]

Denso is majority owned by Toyota. Denso makes all kinds of parts, including a/c systems, navigation systems and so on. Denso also makes air conditioners for homes and industrial buildings. Toyota calls the shots. The same is true for AISIN AW, AISIN AI, and Fujitsu-ten. If Toyota is planning to make some kind of new, complex gew-gaw for the next new car, often engineers from Toyota, Denso, Aisin and Fujitsu-ten will meet and divvy up the design and development tasks among them.

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by m4663

Denso is majority owned by Toyota. Denso makes all kinds of parts, including a/c systems, navigation systems and so on. Denso also makes air conditioners for homes and industrial buildings. Toyota calls the shots. The same is true for AISIN AW, AISIN AI, and Fujitsu-ten. If Toyota is planning to make some kind of new, complex gew-gaw for the next new car, often engineers from Toyota, Denso, Aisin and Fujitsu-ten will meet and divvy up the design and development tasks among them.

Thanks for the info! I was just curious how much Denso played a part, I've heard of them before but didn't know what they did, besides car parts or designs.

[foompla]

Originally Posted by SiennaSC98

We went to the Taste of Lexus event at Alameda Pointe last Saturday 9/30/06 12:30pm. One of the LS460 test cars has the option of self-parallel parking and a demo is repeated every hour. The LS460 will self-park (on a car length space) between two RX350.

well, theyre not going to park it between two trailblazers

[RAV4EVR]

Originally Posted by foompla

well, theyre not going to park it between two trailblazers

Thank God.. Beauty between two UGLY DUCKLINGS would be bad... may be good.. The Lexus will stand out better..