LEAD IN

Toyota has unveiled its latest flagship Avalon vehicle at the Detroit motor show.

It's packed with technology, including Apple CarPlay and Alexa voice controls to appeal to younger buyers.

STORY-LINE

Toyota has taken the wraps off its revamped Avalon, which features a longer, lower and wider exterior and a rear cabin extends another 7 inches (17.8 centimeters), yet overall height measurements have been trimmed by about an inch (2.5 centimeters).

The automaker boasts of a "neater" steering wheel, with a smaller switch cluster, enlarged hand grips and cruise control now accessible on the right spoke.

The 2019 Toyota Avalon will be available in four trim packages including the XSE, Touring, XLE and Limited.

The car has two new powertrains: a 3.5-liter V6 and 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid system.

Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America says it also comes packed with technology.

"And Avalon wows guests also with the full spectrum of Toyota technology . So here's a few a 7 inch multi-informational display shows information like turn by turn navigation. A 10 inch head-up display - the biggest in the segment - provides info like engine speed and directions and audio settings. There's QI wireless charging, a WiFi hotspot, 5 USB outlets and a mobile device holder. We're happy to say that Entune 3.0 and a JBL audio experience are available on every single grade. And a nother Toyota first. Now are you ready? Apple car play is finally standard."

The Avalon also comes standard with the Toyota Safety Sense P suite of safety systems, according Hollis.

"Now while it's more efficient, stylish and athletic, Avalon is also stuffed with the latest in safety technology. Toyota safety sensors are standard across the entire line up and represents one step closer to achieving Toyota's goal of zero casualties from traffic accidents," he says.

The new Avalon also can connect with a smart watch or Amazon Alexa-enabled device.

"Through touch or voice commands, a guest can lock or unlock their doors, or start their engine or even go check their fuel levels securely and safely. And on top of that, we are among the first to actually implement Alexa connectivity with the skills needed to execute from home to car and car to home commands. This is just another example of how we're allowing our guests to better thrive and participate in the ever changing world of connective technology," says Hollis.

The Michigan-designed Avalon will arrive in showrooms in late spring.

1. Video presentation of new Toyota Avalon and vehicles driving on stage

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"The 2019 Avalon is the premiere Toyota flagship. It represents a clear progressive dialogue between our American design, engineering and manufacturing experts. And to that end, whether it's inside or out, Avalon has a long list of Toyota firsts."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"So as you can see the Avalon - it's longer, it's wider, it's lower, its wheelbase is extended, and its overhangs are shorter. Yep, it's sleek and sophisticated. It's technical beauty."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"And Avalon wows guests also with the full spectrum of Toyota technology . So here's a few: a 7 inch multi-informational display shows information like turn by turn navigation. A 10 inch head-up display - the biggest in the segment - provides info like engine speed and directions and audio settings. There's QI wireless charging, a WiFi hotspot, 5 USB outlets and a mobile device holder. We're happy to say that Entune 3.0 and a JBL audio experience are available on every single grade. And another Toyota first. Now are you ready? Apple CarPlay is finally standard."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"Now while it's more efficient, stylish and athletic, Avalon is also stuffed with the latest in safety technology. Toyota safety sensors are standard across the entire line up and represents one step closer to achieving Toyota's goal of zero casualties from traffic accidents."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"Through touch or voice commands, a guest can lock or unlock their doors, or start their engine or even check their fuel levels securely and safely. And on top of that, we are among the first to actually implement Alexa connectivity with the skills needed to execute from a home to car and car to home commands. This is just another example of how we're allowing our guests to better thrive and participate in the ever changing world of connective technology."

7. End of presentation on stage

LEADIN

Toyota has unveiled its latest flagship Avalon vehicle at the Detroit motor show.

It's packed with technology, including Apple CarPlay and Alexa voice controls to appeal to younger buyers.

STORYLINE

Toyota has taken the wraps off its revamped Avalon, which features a longer, lower and wider exterior and a rear cabin extends another 7 inches (17.8 centimeters), yet overall height measurements have been trimmed by about an inch (2.5 centimeters).

The automaker boasts of a "neater" steering wheel, with a smaller switch cluster, enlarged hand grips and cruise control now accessible on the right spoke.

The 2019 Toyota Avalon will be available in four trim packages including the XSE, Touring, XLE and Limited.

The car has two new powertrains: a 3.5-liter V6 and 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid system.

Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America says it also comes packed with technology.

"And Avalon wows guests also with the full spectrum of Toyota technology . So here's a few a 7 inch multi-informational display shows information like turn by turn navigation. A 10 inch head-up display - the biggest in the segment - provides info like engine speed and directions and audio settings. There's QI wireless charging, a WiFi hotspot, 5 USB outlets and a mobile device holder. We're happy to say that Entune 3.0 and a JBL audio experience are available on every single grade. And a nother Toyota first. Now are you ready? Apple car play is finally standard."

The Avalon also comes standard with the Toyota Safety Sense P suite of safety systems, according Hollis.

"Now while it's more efficient, stylish and athletic, Avalon is also stuffed with the latest in safety technology. Toyota safety sensors are standard across the entire line up and represents one step closer to achieving Toyota's goal of zero casualties from traffic accidents," he says.

The new Avalon also can connect with a smart watch or Amazon Alexa-enabled device.

"Through touch or voice commands, a guest can lock or unlock their doors, or start their engine or even go check their fuel levels securely and safely. And on top of that, we are among the first to actually implement Alexa connectivity with the skills needed to execute from home to car and car to home commands. This is just another example of how we're allowing our guests to better thrive and participate in the ever changing world of connective technology," says Hollis.

The Michigan-designed Avalon will arrive in showrooms in late spring.

1. Video presentation of new Toyota Avalon and vehicles driving on stage

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"The 2019 Avalon is the premiere Toyota flagship. It represents a clear progressive dialogue between our American design, engineering and manufacturing experts. And to that end, whether it's inside or out, Avalon has a long list of Toyota firsts."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"So as you can see the Avalon - it's longer, it's wider, it's lower, its wheelbase is extended, and its overhangs are shorter. Yep, it's sleek and sophisticated. It's technical beauty."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"And Avalon wows guests also with the full spectrum of Toyota technology . So here's a few: a 7 inch multi-informational display shows information like turn by turn navigation. A 10 inch head-up display - the biggest in the segment - provides info like engine speed and directions and audio settings. There's QI wireless charging, a WiFi hotspot, 5 USB outlets and a mobile device holder. We're happy to say that Entune 3.0 and a JBL audio experience are available on every single grade. And another Toyota first. Now are you ready? Apple CarPlay is finally standard."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"Now while it's more efficient, stylish and athletic, Avalon is also stuffed with the latest in safety technology. Toyota safety sensors are standard across the entire line up and represents one step closer to achieving Toyota's goal of zero casualties from traffic accidents."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"Through touch or voice commands, a guest can lock or unlock their doors, or start their engine or even check their fuel levels securely and safely. And on top of that, we are among the first to actually implement Alexa connectivity with the skills needed to execute from a home to car and car to home commands. This is just another example of how we're allowing our guests to better thrive and participate in the ever changing world of connective technology."

7. End of presentation on stage

LEADIN

Toyota has unveiled its latest flagship Avalon vehicle at the Detroit motor show.

It's packed with technology, including Apple CarPlay and Alexa voice controls to appeal to younger buyers.

STORYLINE

Toyota has taken the wraps off its revamped Avalon, which features a longer, lower and wider exterior and a rear cabin extends another 7 inches (17.8 centimeters), yet overall height measurements have been trimmed by about an inch (2.5 centimeters).

The automaker boasts of a "neater" steering wheel, with a smaller switch cluster, enlarged hand grips and cruise control now accessible on the right spoke.

The 2019 Toyota Avalon will be available in four trim packages including the XSE, Touring, XLE and Limited.

The car has two new powertrains: a 3.5-liter V6 and 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid system.

Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America says it also comes packed with technology.

"And Avalon wows guests also with the full spectrum of Toyota technology . So here's a few a 7 inch multi-informational display shows information like turn by turn navigation. A 10 inch head-up display - the biggest in the segment - provides info like engine speed and directions and audio settings. There's QI wireless charging, a WiFi hotspot, 5 USB outlets and a mobile device holder. We're happy to say that Entune 3.0 and a JBL audio experience are available on every single grade. And a nother Toyota first. Now are you ready? Apple car play is finally standard."

The Avalon also comes standard with the Toyota Safety Sense P suite of safety systems, according Hollis.

"Now while it's more efficient, stylish and athletic, Avalon is also stuffed with the latest in safety technology. Toyota safety sensors are standard across the entire line up and represents one step closer to achieving Toyota's goal of zero casualties from traffic accidents," he says.

The new Avalon also can connect with a smart watch or Amazon Alexa-enabled device.

"Through touch or voice commands, a guest can lock or unlock their doors, or start their engine or even go check their fuel levels securely and safely. And on top of that, we are among the first to actually implement Alexa connectivity with the skills needed to execute from home to car and car to home commands. This is just another example of how we're allowing our guests to better thrive and participate in the ever changing world of connective technology," says Hollis.

The Michigan-designed Avalon will arrive in showrooms in late spring.

1. Video presentation of new Toyota Avalon and vehicles driving on stage

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"The 2019 Avalon is the premiere Toyota flagship. It represents a clear progressive dialogue between our American design, engineering and manufacturing experts. And to that end, whether it's inside or out, Avalon has a long list of Toyota firsts."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"So as you can see the Avalon - it's longer, it's wider, it's lower, its wheelbase is extended, and its overhangs are shorter. Yep, it's sleek and sophisticated. It's technical beauty."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"And Avalon wows guests also with the full spectrum of Toyota technology . So here's a few: a 7 inch multi-informational display shows information like turn by turn navigation. A 10 inch head-up display - the biggest in the segment - provides info like engine speed and directions and audio settings. There's QI wireless charging, a WiFi hotspot, 5 USB outlets and a mobile device holder. We're happy to say that Entune 3.0 and a JBL audio experience are available on every single grade. And another Toyota first. Now are you ready? Apple CarPlay is finally standard."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"Now while it's more efficient, stylish and athletic, Avalon is also stuffed with the latest in safety technology. Toyota safety sensors are standard across the entire line up and represents one step closer to achieving Toyota's goal of zero casualties from traffic accidents."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Group Vice President of Toyota North America:

"Through touch or voice commands, a guest can lock or unlock their doors, or start their engine or even check their fuel levels securely and safely. And on top of that, we are among the first to actually implement Alexa connectivity with the skills needed to execute from a home to car and car to home commands. This is just another example of how we're allowing our guests to better thrive and participate in the ever changing world of connective technology."

7. End of presentation on stage

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AP Television

Vegas, 5th January 2016

1. Bob Carter, Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations at Toyota, on stage in front of a video presentation

2. SOUNDBITE: Bob Carter, Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations at Toyota:

"Toyota's vision of the future mobility includes two important pathways that we must travel simultaneously. One will eventually provide access to mobility for everyone, no matter what their physical limitations are, via the adoption of fully autonomous technologies, importantly including personal robotics. The other will provide a more immediate reward and as Dr. (Gill) Pratt will describe, is the goal of TRI (Toyota Research Institute) to accelerate machine learning."

3. Pull out from audience members taking photos to presentation on big screen on stage

4. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute:

"Number one: We want to enhance the safety of automobiles again with ultimate the goal, as Bob said, of creating a car that is incapable of causing a crash."

5. Audience members taking photos

6. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute:

"Number two: We want to increase access to cars to those who cannot otherwise drive this includes people with special needs and seniors. That's the area where we need full autonomy as opposed to driver assist, and stopping accidents from happening."

7. Presentation on car technology on big screen on stage

8. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute:

"A team at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is going to lead a project called 'The Car Can Explain' - a really neat title to get. So this is about teaching machines and AI (artificial technology) systems in particular to tell stories about themselves. Explanatory stories. Autonomous technology strives to be perfect, how do we actually get to that critical point where a car is incapable of causing a crash."

9. Presentation on materials science on big screen on stage

10. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute:

"Our interest at Toyota is finding new materials for a number of reasons. Materials that can increase the strength and lower the weight and the cost of cars. It includes materials that can improve the efficiency and lower the cost of fuel sales. Materials for all uses. What we aim to do at TRI in this field is to utilise computation and machine learning to accelerate scientific discovery in this area. To lower the cost and improve the performance of future mobility systems."

11. Toyota Research Institute logo on big screen

12. SOUNDBITE: Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute:

"And this is why Toyota and TRI are working to transform mobility from outdoors to include indoors. In fact, when we think about the love that people have for their cars, home robots may eventually become more even personally prized in the future than cars have been in the past."

13. End of presentation

LEADIN:

Toyota says its vision for the future includes artificial intelligence and robotics.

In automobiles the company aims to create the ultimate car that cannot crash.

But beyond that it is also moving towards producing software, data and robots.

STORYLINE:

Toyota is presenting its vision of the future at CES. Bob Carter, Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations, Toyota explains:

"Toyota's vision of the future mobility includes two important pathways that we must travel simultaneously. One will eventually provide access to mobility for everyone, no matter what their physical limitations are, via the adoption of fully autonomous technologies, importantly including personal robotics. The other will provide a more immediate reward and as Dr. (Gill) Pratt will describe, is the goal of TRI (Toyota Research Institute) to accelerate machine learning."

As part of a USD $1 billion investment, the Toyota Research Institute will open for business this month. Its mandates are to create cars that are incapable of having an accident, create cars that can be driven by the elderly and disabled, research materials that will make cars lighter and more efficient and use artificial intelligence and robotics for both outdoor and indoor mobility technology.

"Number one: We want to enhance the safety of automobiles again with ultimate the goal, as Bob said, of creating a car that is incapable of causing a crash," says Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO of the Toyota Research Institute.

"Number two: We want to increase access to cars to those who cannot otherwise drive this includes people with special needs and seniors. That's the area where we need full autonomy as opposed to driver assist, and stopping accidents from happening," he adds.

Toyota has committed $50 million over the next five years to support collaborative research into artificial intelligence and robotics at Stanford University and MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The programme has funded just under thirty projects that include research into a future vehicle programmed to react to unexpected events such as debris falling off a truck travelling in front of it. The aim is to measure cars for known and unknown risks - creating the ultimate car that cannot crash.

A further project includes teaching machines to tell stories about themselves. The ultimate aim is for an AI car to be able to explain its actions when it does something unexpected in a life or death decision.

"A team at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is going to lead a project called 'The Car Can Explain' - a really neat title to get. So this is about teaching machines and AI (artificial technology) systems in particular to tell stories about themselves. Explanatory stories. Autonomous technology strives to be perfect, how do we actually get to that critical point where a car is incapable of causing a crash," explains Dr. Pratt.

Toyota is also investing in finding new materials to improve the performance of future automobiles.

"Our interest at Toyota is finding new materials for a number of reasons. Materials that can increase the strength and lower the weight and the cost of cars. It includes materials that can improve the efficiency and lower the cost of fuel sales. Materials for all uses. What we aim to do at TRI in this field is to utilise computation and machine learning to accelerate scientific discovery in this area. To lower the cost and improve the performance of future mobility systems," says Pratt.

Pratt explains that Toyota will no longer be solely a car manufacturer, that it is moving towards software and data including the creation of robots.

"And this is why Toyota and TRI are working to transform mobility from outdoors to include indoors. In fact, when we think about the love that people have for their cars, home robots may eventually become more even personally prized in the future than cars have been in the past," says Pratt.

CES runs until 9 January.

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LEADIN:

Toyota gave the automotive industry a hydrogen-powered kick at the International CES event in Las Vegas.

The Japanese car manufacturers announced they're set to make available thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty-free, in a bid to encourage the industry.

Toyota's new sporty-looking hydrogen-powered 'Mirai' is the backdrop for the Japanese auto makers press event at the International CES in Las Vegas.

Bob Carter, who is Senior Vice President of automotive operations at Toyota, explains the mechanics of the vehicle.

"The Toyota Mirai is a mid-sized, four-door sedan - its front wheels are driven by electric motors. The electricity that powers the motors is made on-board, on-demand, as needed by simply combining hydrogen with oxygen, producing zero emissions, other than water vapour."

In the middle of his speech - a moment of drama as the power cut.

"I got you covered," assured Carter, as he connected a wire from the Mirai to re-boot the power in the briefing room and light up a mock-up home on stage.

"This Mirai is capable of supplying enough energy to power your home essentials as well as all of your consumer electronics in an average home for up to a week, in the event of an emergency," explains Carter.

But the high-profile event wasn't about announcing a new vehicle or component, but about giving something away.

In a bid to encourage the hydrogen auto industry to flourish, Carter announced that Toyota is set to invite royalty-free use of approximately 5,680 fuel cell related patents.

That includes critical technologies developed for the new 'Mirai' - which means "the future" in Japanese.

The list includes approximately 1,970 patents related to fuel cell stacks, 290 associated with high-pressure hydrogen tanks, 3,350 related to fuel cell systems' software control and 70 patents related to hydrogen production and supply.

By releasing these patents, Toyota are hoping to encourage the industry to flourish.

"It's obvious that there can be a higher societal value in openly sharing our IP," says Carter.

"By eliminating the traditional corporate boundaries, we can speed the metabolism of everyone's research and development and move into a future of mobility, quicker, more effectively and more economically."

The Toyota executive ended his speech with a quote from former President Abraham Lincoln.

"'The best way to predict the future, is to create it'. And that's what we're doing at Toyota."

Toyota unveiled the 'Mirai' - their first ever hydrogen-powered vehicle - at a press event in Tokyo in November.

The success of the vehicle and other hydrogen cars depends on an infrastructure growing to encourage drivers to buy them.

Other Asian automakers, Honda and Hyundai, are also experimenting with limited sales and leases of fuel cell cars.

Automotive tech is set to be a big talking point at this year's International CES event in Las Vegas.

A variety of self-driving cars and integrated dashboards will demonstrate how seriously the car industry considers putting smart tech into their vehicles.

A record 10 automotive manufacturers are set to exhibit at the event including Toyota, Ford, BMW, Audi and Mercedes.

Automotive exhibits will cover over 165,000 square feet of event space, 17 percent more than last year.

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will run 6-9 January 2015.

The annual technology event is set to showcase over 3,500 exhibitors including big tech companies like Sony, Samsung and LG.

AP Television

Las Vegas, US - 5 January 2015

1. Various of hydrogen-powered Toyota 'Mirai' vehicle

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Carter, Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales, Automotive Operations:

"'The future' is what the 'Mirai' means in Japanese, and it's arriving in October this year in the US. The Toyota Mirai is a mid-sized, four-door sedan - its front wheels are driven by electric motors. The electricity that powers the motors is made on-board, on-demand, as needed by simply combining hydrogen with oxygen, producing zero emissions, other than water vapour. Unlike other electric cars that rely on large batteries for power, this Mirai can be re-fuelled, as the doctor (Michio Kaku) said, in three to five minutes and travels up about 300 miles on a single fill-up. It will start up in the morning at minus 30 degrees Centigrade, below zero, and as many of you have already heard...(power cuts out) Wait just a moment, this happened in rehearsal - I got you covered (connects vehicle to power 'home' on stage). Now, as I was saying, as many of you already know - this Mirai is capable of supplying enough energy to power your home essentials as well as all of your consumer electronics in an average home for up to a week, in the event of an emergency."

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Carter, Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales, Automotive Operations:

"Traditionally, intellectual properties are fiercely guarded, because they have great monetary value. But with programmes like the CSRC (Collaborative Safety Research Centre) Steve and our patent announcements today - it's obvious that there can be a higher societal value in openly sharing our IP. By eliminating the traditional corporate boundaries, we can speed the metabolism of everyone's research and development and move into a future of mobility, quicker, more effectively and more economically. Indeed, I believe that today marks a turning point in automotive history. I'm going to close with a quote that captures the idea from President Abraham Lincoln, who said: 'The best way to predict the future, is to create it'. And that's what we're doing at Toyota."

4. Close of screen reading: "Toyota. #ToyotaMirai"

5. Wide of Carter on stage, UPSOUND: (English) "Please accept my thanks for all of you coming and I hope you enjoy CES tomorrow. Good afternoon"; applause

LEAD IN

Toyota is the latest car manufacturer to unveil a concept vehicle at CES, designed for fully autonomous driving in a connected world.

The company is highlighting the importance of its new artificial intelligence system nicknamed 'Yui'.

STORY-LINE

Toyota's claiming this concept car puts the focus on the user.

According to the company the Concept-i has been created around the philosphy of 'kinetic warmth' - the theory that mobility technology should be fun as well as warm and welcoming.

Key to this type of technology is advanced artifical intelligence that can anticipate people's needs. The idea is that the AI system - nicknamed 'Yui' - allows the vehicle to build a more human relationship with the driver.

Toyota claim their design means the driver can also concentrate on the road more.

Concept-i, therefore, does not have a central console but instead has coloured lights in the footwells to tell you when the vehicle is being driven manually or automatically. Projectors in the rear deck are designed to alert the driver to blind spots.

Yui is also in the exterior door panels so that the AI system can greet people as they approach the vehicle.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) runs 5-8 January 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 3,800 exhibitors are expected to show their products to over 150,000 visitors.

Las Vegas, 4 January 2017

1. Various of the unveiling of Toyota's Concept-i

UPSOUND: (English) Bob Carter, Vice President Toyota Motor Sales

"Now Yui learns from us, grows with us, builds a relationship that is meaningful and emotional...."

2. Car unveiled by Yui, followed by on stage presentation by Bob Carter, Vice President Toyota Motor Sales.

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Carter, Vice President Toyota Motor Sales

"It's a design philosophy that's guided every element of the Concept-i's creation, beginning with artificial intelligence. Now it follows our belief that the vehicle of the future should not start with just technology. It should start with the experience of the people who use it. So we built the Concept-i from the inside out, focussing on making it immersive, warm and energetic. With a user experience assistance from the Toyota innovation hub in San Francisco the interior is designed to help support that user experience. Now you'll notice lines flow from the centre of the dashboard throughout the vehicle and Yui can travel around them using light, sound and even touch to communicate critical information. There's an amazing 3D heads up display to help keep the driver's eyes, and most importantly their attention, to the road, but information also appears like magic on the dashboard on the walls on the seats wherever you need it whenever you need it. Even the exterior of the vehical is about building a relationship between the car and the world around it, communicating with others on the road while expressing motion and excitement and even a little bit of magic but this is not just a design story. Now for years we at Toyota said we at Toyota said we need to look beyond simple driver vehicle interface and focus on the driver vehicle relationship. Now thanks to Yui the Concept-i is built to enhance that relationship. This is a vehical that grows with you. The more you drive the smarter Yui gets. It learns to anticipate your needs and that intelligence, it's more than about planning your next route. Yui uses sophisticated biometric systems to monitor the driver's intention and emotions."

4 . Toyota's Concept-i on stage

5 . SOUNDBITE: (Englsih) Professor Gill Pratt, Toyota Research Institute

"Toyota is involved in many aspects of making future cars safer and more accessible. Yui and Concept-i is a small part of that work, but it has the potential for becoming more than a helpful friend. It has the potential for becoming the kind of friend that looks out for you and keeps you safe. It has the potential to become a guardian as well as a chauffeur."

6 . Close zoom into Concept-i rotating on stage

LEAD IN

Toyota is the latest car manufacturer to unveil a concept vehicle at CES, designed for fully autonomous driving in a connected world.

The company is highlighting the importance of its new artificial intelligence system nicknamed 'Yui'.

STORY-LINE

Toyota's claiming this concept car puts the focus on the user.

According to the company the Concept-i has been created around the philosphy of 'kinetic warmth' - the theory that mobility technology should be fun as well as warm and welcoming.

Key to this type of technology is advanced artifical intelligence that can anticipate people's needs. The idea is that the AI system - nicknamed 'Yui' - allows the vehicle to build a more human relationship with the driver.

Toyota claim their design means the driver can also concentrate on the road more.

Concept-i, therefore, does not have a central console but instead has coloured lights in the footwells to tell you when the vehicle is being driven manually or automatically. Projectors in the rear deck are designed to alert the driver to blind spots.

Yui is also in the exterior door panels so that the AI system can greet people as they approach the vehicle.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) runs 5-8 January 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 3,800 exhibitors are expected to show their products to over 150,000 visitors.

Las Vegas, 4 January 2017

1. Various of the unveiling of Toyota's Concept-i

UPSOUND: (English) Bob Carter, Vice President Toyota Motor Sales

"Now Yui learns from us, grows with us, builds a relationship that is meaningful and emotional...."

2. Car unveiled by Yui, followed by on stage presentation by Bob Carter, Vice President Toyota Motor Sales.

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Carter, Vice President Toyota Motor Sales

"It's a design philosophy that's guided every element of the Concept-i's creation, beginning with artificial intelligence. Now it follows our belief that the vehicle of the future should not start with just technology. It should start with the experience of the people who use it. So we built the Concept-i from the inside out, focussing on making it immersive, warm and energetic. With a user experience assistance from the Toyota innovation hub in San Francisco the interior is designed to help support that user experience. Now you'll notice lines flow from the centre of the dashboard throughout the vehicle and Yui can travel around them using light, sound and even touch to communicate critical information. There's an amazing 3D heads up display to help keep the driver's eyes, and most importantly their attention, to the road, but information also appears like magic on the dashboard on the walls on the seats wherever you need it whenever you need it. Even the exterior of the vehical is about building a relationship between the car and the world around it, communicating with others on the road while expressing motion and excitement and even a little bit of magic but this is not just a design story. Now for years we at Toyota said we at Toyota said we need to look beyond simple driver vehicle interface and focus on the driver vehicle relationship. Now thanks to Yui the Concept-i is built to enhance that relationship. This is a vehical that grows with you. The more you drive the smarter Yui gets. It learns to anticipate your needs and that intelligence, it's more than about planning your next route. Yui uses sophisticated biometric systems to monitor the driver's intention and emotions."

4 . Toyota's Concept-i on stage

5 . SOUNDBITE: (Englsih) Professor Gill Pratt, Toyota Research Institute

"Toyota is involved in many aspects of making future cars safer and more accessible. Yui and Concept-i is a small part of that work, but it has the potential for becoming more than a helpful friend. It has the potential for becoming the kind of friend that looks out for you and keeps you safe. It has the potential to become a guardian as well as a chauffeur."

6 . Close zoom into Concept-i rotating on stage

LEADIN:

Car maker Toyota's announced it's teaming up with giant online retailer Amazon, restaurant chain Pizza Hut and the taxi services Uber and DiDi to create a new market place with no dividing line separating our lives from online commerce.

The company says it's a game changer turning it from a car manufacturer, to an all-encompassing mobility experience.

STORYLINE:

This is the new e-Palette, which Toyota hopes will transform the way we live and work in a future where fewer people are actually driving cars.

It's a series of modular vehicles which can be anything from a workplace, to a retail outlet to a shared ride.

According to Toyota, the e-Palette's open interior design layout means it can be outfitted with purpose-built interiors in accordance with the user's needs, whether it be for parcel delivery, ride sharing, or on-the-road e-commerce.

Toyota unveiled it's vision of a new age of automation at the Consumer Electronics Show.

The corporation's President Akio Toyoda explains the concept:

"We want the car to be a seamless extension of your phone and computers, a kind of personal assistant on wheels able to anticipate your needs through predictive artificial intelligence. A new mobility service platform is also the engine behind our car sharing test market in Hawaii and San Francisco. In the future much of mobility on demand, or mobility as a service will be powered by autonomy, which in turn is supported by vehicle electrification. Today I am pleased to announce that some of the initial members of our e-Palette alliance includes Amazon, DiDi, Pizza Hut and Uber, Mazda will also be a partner for e-Palette supporting our electrification plans. We want to thank each of these companies for joining us on a new mobility journey."

The company is also teaming up with the car company Mazda who will be a partner in the e-Palette alliance.

Toyoda is keen to dispel any lingering doubts about whether the furture of cars is electric: "Today Toyota offers 37 electrified vehicle models in over 90 countries. By the early 2020s, we'll have more than ten battery electric vehicles available worldwide."

Toyoda revealed he'd learned to drive at the mature age of 51 so that he could understand car design better.

Joking with his audience, he quipped electrification was the only topic of interest around the world apart from the wedding of Prince Harry this year.

He says: "Now I realise that battery electric, or all electric vehicles are what everybody's talking about these days, that and Prince Harry's engagement (audience laughs), but what's not often mentioned today is that less than one per cent of all vehicles sold in the US are battery electric, so there's "

This last comment from a company which has spearheaded the use of electric vehicles for everyday use, is an important prod to the US market.

At the end of the presentation, it was time for a selfie:"Now before I go, I don't often get to hang out with a group such as yourselves. So I'm wondering if it will be okay taking a selfie with you, is that okay? "

The audience at CES clearly approves.

Toyota plans to conduct feasibility testing of the e-Palette Concept in various regions, including the US in the early 2020s.

It also hopes to be the mobility solution of choice at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

CES, Las Vegas, US - 8 January 2017

1. Various of the new Toyota e-Palette

2. Wide zoom out of the live Toyota show at CES showing screen animations of how the e-Palette will be used

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation

"We want the car to be a seamless extension of your phone and computers, a kind of personal assistant on wheels able to anticipate your needs through predictive artificial intelligence. Our new mobility service platform is also the engine behind our car sharing test market in Hawaii and San Francisco. In the future much of mobility on demand, or mobility as a service will be powered by autonomy, which in turn is supported by vehicle electrification. Today, I am pleased to announce that some of the initial members of our e-Palette alliance includes Amazon, DiDi, Pizza Hut and Uber, Mazda will also be a partner for e-Palette supporting our electrification plans. We want to thank each of these companies for joining us on a new mobility journey."

4. Wide of screens at live Toyota show demonstrating how e-Palette will act as a mobile shop and showroom

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation

"Today Toyota offers 37 electrified vehicle models in over 90 countries. By the early 2020s, we'll have more than ten battery electric vehicles available worldwide."

6. Various of screens at live showing animations demonstrating how our transport can become our workspace, retail space and creating on demand cities

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation

"Now I realise that battery electric, or all electric vehicles are what everybody's talking about these days, that and Prince Harry's engagement (audience laughs), but what's not often mentioned is that today is that less than one per cent of all vehicles sold in the US are battery electric."

8. Wide of screens at Toyota's live showing how easily adaptable the e-Palette is

9. UPSOUND: (English) Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation ++Zoom out of Toyoda as he begins to take selfies of himself and the audience++

"Now before I go, I don't often get to hang out with a group such as yourselves. So I'm wondering if it will be okay taking a selfie with you (laughter) is that okay? (applause)."

10. Zoom out of the Toyota team at the end of the show

LEAD IN:

SUVs are capturing the headlines at this year's New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

Automakers are shoring up gaps in their SUV line-ups and revamping models that are already popular in the hottest-selling segment of the U.S. market.

STORY-LINE:

SUVs hit a record 43 percent of U.S. sales last year at just over 7.3 million, according to Kelley Blue Book.

Leading the way is Toyota with an all-new RAV4 compact SUV, which last year was the most popular vehicle in the U.S. that isn't a truck.

Toyota sold almost 408,000 RAV4 compact SUVs last year, making it the new American family car and the top-selling vehicle in the nation, aside from Detroit's popular big pickups.

In an effort to stay on top, Toyota is revamping the RAV for the 2019 model year.

Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager, is particularly excited about the hybrid version.

"RAV4 XXEHV is now the quickest across all RAV4 four models. Yes, that's right, the quickest RAV4 is a hybrid," he says.

Toyota is also rolling out a new, six-speed manual Corolla hatchback.

"Sporty Corollas?" says Hollis.

"Yeah, we know a thing or two about them, we also know about feel, that's why hatchback still has a six-speed manual transmission."

Nissan is introducing this redesigned Altima midsize sedan.

"Altima's V6 engine has been replaced with the world's first production VC Turbo four cylinder," says Nissan North America chairman Denis Le Vot.

"This engine generates the performance of a V6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder engine."

Lincoln's new midsize SUV, the Aviator, lets drivers ditch their key and instead drive it with a smartphone app.

"What could be more welcoming than never having to use your key fob? Because now your smartphone is your key," says Joy Falotico, chief marketing officer at Lincoln Motor Company.

The Aviator is an Explorer-like midsize SUV with three rows of seats to compete in the hot luxury SUV market.

Few details were given, except that it will have a twin-turbo engine of undisclosed size as well as a plug-in hybrid option.

It's set to go on sale sometime next year. The price wasn't disclosed.

The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) opens to the public 30 March - 8 April 2018. Press days are on 28 and 29 March.

There are also new SUVs coming from Subaru, Volkswagen, Acura and Cadillac.

New York, US - 28 March 2018

1. Various of new Toyota RAV4 onstage, exterior and interior

2. Setup shot of Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager, speaking onstage

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager:

"RAV4 XXEHV is now the quickest across all RAV4 four models. Yes, that's right, the quickest RAV4 is a hybrid. It's sporty, has more power, and by the way, as you would expect - anticipated class-leading MPG."

4. Wide of new Toyota Corolla on stage

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager:

"So, Corolla hatchback is now lower, wider, longer, which means together with its all-new four-cylinder, two-litre, dynamic shift, CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), and updated suspension, this Corolla has more than a pinch of sports car soul. Sporty Corollas? Yeah, we know a thing or two about them, we also know about feel, that's why hatchback still has a six-speed manual transmission."

6. Various of new Toyota Corolla, exterior and interior

7. Various of new Nissan Altima being unveiled onstage

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Denis Le Vot, Nissan North America Chairman:

"Altima's V6 engine has been replaced with the world's first production VC Turbo four cylinder. This engine generates the performance of a V6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder engine. It also adapts on-demand to deliver thrilling horsepower or to run with extreme efficiency. Industry engineers have been working on this technology for decades. Nissan is proud to be the first to deliver it."

9. Various of Nissan Altima, exterior and interior

10. Mid of new Lincoln Aviator being unveiled onstage

11. Various of new Lincoln Aviator, exterior and interior shots

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Joy Falotico, Chief Marketing Officer, Lincoln Motor Company:

"What could be more welcoming than never having to use your key fob? Because now your smartphone is your key. Lincoln's phone is a key technology allows you to unlock, open the trunk, start and drive your Aviator, without a bulky fob in your pocket or purse."

13. Mid of new Lincoln Aviator onstage

LEAD IN:

SUVs are capturing the headlines at this year's New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

Automakers are shoring up gaps in their SUV line-ups and revamping models that are already popular in the hottest-selling segment of the U.S. market.

STORY-LINE:

SUVs hit a record 43 percent of U.S. sales last year at just over 7.3 million, according to Kelley Blue Book.

Leading the way is Toyota with an all-new RAV4 compact SUV, which last year was the most popular vehicle in the U.S. that isn't a truck.

Toyota sold almost 408,000 RAV4 compact SUVs last year, making it the new American family car and the top-selling vehicle in the nation, aside from Detroit's popular big pickups.

In an effort to stay on top, Toyota is revamping the RAV for the 2019 model year.

Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager, is particularly excited about the hybrid version.

"RAV4 XXEHV is now the quickest across all RAV4 four models. Yes, that's right, the quickest RAV4 is a hybrid," he says.

Toyota is also rolling out a new, six-speed manual Corolla hatchback.

"Sporty Corollas?" says Hollis.

"Yeah, we know a thing or two about them, we also know about feel, that's why hatchback still has a six-speed manual transmission."

Nissan is introducing this redesigned Altima midsize sedan.

"Altima's V6 engine has been replaced with the world's first production VC Turbo four cylinder," says Nissan North America chairman Denis Le Vot.

"This engine generates the performance of a V6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder engine."

Lincoln's new midsize SUV, the Aviator, lets drivers ditch their key and instead drive it with a smartphone app.

"What could be more welcoming than never having to use your key fob? Because now your smartphone is your key," says Joy Falotico, chief marketing officer at Lincoln Motor Company.

The Aviator is an Explorer-like midsize SUV with three rows of seats to compete in the hot luxury SUV market.

Few details were given, except that it will have a twin-turbo engine of undisclosed size as well as a plug-in hybrid option.

It's set to go on sale sometime next year. The price wasn't disclosed.

The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) opens to the public 30 March - 8 April 2018. Press days are on 28 and 29 March.

There are also new SUVs coming from Subaru, Volkswagen, Acura and Cadillac.

New York, US - 28 March 2018

1. Various of new Toyota RAV4 onstage, exterior and interior

2. Setup shot of Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager, speaking onstage

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager:

"RAV4 XXEHV is now the quickest across all RAV4 four models. Yes, that's right, the quickest RAV4 is a hybrid. It's sporty, has more power, and by the way, as you would expect - anticipated class-leading MPG."

4. Wide of new Toyota Corolla on stage

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager:

"So, Corolla hatchback is now lower, wider, longer, which means together with its all-new four-cylinder, two-litre, dynamic shift, CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), and updated suspension, this Corolla has more than a pinch of sports car soul. Sporty Corollas? Yeah, we know a thing or two about them, we also know about feel, that's why hatchback still has a six-speed manual transmission."

6. Various of new Toyota Corolla, exterior and interior

7. Various of new Nissan Altima being unveiled onstage

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Denis Le Vot, Nissan North America Chairman:

"Altima's V6 engine has been replaced with the world's first production VC Turbo four cylinder. This engine generates the performance of a V6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder engine. It also adapts on-demand to deliver thrilling horsepower or to run with extreme efficiency. Industry engineers have been working on this technology for decades. Nissan is proud to be the first to deliver it."

9. Various of Nissan Altima, exterior and interior

10. Mid of new Lincoln Aviator being unveiled onstage

11. Various of new Lincoln Aviator, exterior and interior shots

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Joy Falotico, Chief Marketing Officer, Lincoln Motor Company:

"What could be more welcoming than never having to use your key fob? Because now your smartphone is your key. Lincoln's phone is a key technology allows you to unlock, open the trunk, start and drive your Aviator, without a bulky fob in your pocket or purse."

13. Mid of new Lincoln Aviator onstage

LEAD IN:

SUVs are capturing the headlines at this year's New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

Automakers are shoring up gaps in their SUV line-ups and revamping models that are already popular in the hottest-selling segment of the U.S. market.

STORY-LINE:

SUVs hit a record 43 percent of U.S. sales last year at just over 7.3 million, according to Kelley Blue Book.

Leading the way is Toyota with an all-new RAV4 compact SUV, which last year was the most popular vehicle in the U.S. that isn't a truck.

Toyota sold almost 408,000 RAV4 compact SUVs last year, making it the new American family car and the top-selling vehicle in the nation, aside from Detroit's popular big pickups.

In an effort to stay on top, Toyota is revamping the RAV for the 2019 model year.

Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager, is particularly excited about the hybrid version.

"RAV4 XXEHV is now the quickest across all RAV4 four models. Yes, that's right, the quickest RAV4 is a hybrid," he says.

Toyota is also rolling out a new, six-speed manual Corolla hatchback.

"Sporty Corollas?" says Hollis.

"Yeah, we know a thing or two about them, we also know about feel, that's why hatchback still has a six-speed manual transmission."

Nissan is introducing this redesigned Altima midsize sedan.

"Altima's V6 engine has been replaced with the world's first production VC Turbo four cylinder," says Nissan North America chairman Denis Le Vot.

"This engine generates the performance of a V6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder engine."

Lincoln's new midsize SUV, the Aviator, lets drivers ditch their key and instead drive it with a smartphone app.

"What could be more welcoming than never having to use your key fob? Because now your smartphone is your key," says Joy Falotico, chief marketing officer at Lincoln Motor Company.

The Aviator is an Explorer-like midsize SUV with three rows of seats to compete in the hot luxury SUV market.

Few details were given, except that it will have a twin-turbo engine of undisclosed size as well as a plug-in hybrid option.

It's set to go on sale sometime next year. The price wasn't disclosed.

The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) opens to the public 30 March - 8 April 2018. Press days are on 28 and 29 March.

There are also new SUVs coming from Subaru, Volkswagen, Acura and Cadillac.

New York, US - 28 March 2018

1. Various of new Toyota RAV4 onstage, exterior and interior

2. Setup shot of Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager, speaking onstage

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager:

"RAV4 XXEHV is now the quickest across all RAV4 four models. Yes, that's right, the quickest RAV4 is a hybrid. It's sporty, has more power, and by the way, as you would expect - anticipated class-leading MPG."

4. Wide of new Toyota Corolla on stage

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Hollis, Toyota Division Vice President and General Manager:

"So, Corolla hatchback is now lower, wider, longer, which means together with its all-new four-cylinder, two-litre, dynamic shift, CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), and updated suspension, this Corolla has more than a pinch of sports car soul. Sporty Corollas? Yeah, we know a thing or two about them, we also know about feel, that's why hatchback still has a six-speed manual transmission."

6. Various of new Toyota Corolla, exterior and interior

7. Various of new Nissan Altima being unveiled onstage

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Denis Le Vot, Nissan North America Chairman:

"Altima's V6 engine has been replaced with the world's first production VC Turbo four cylinder. This engine generates the performance of a V6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder engine. It also adapts on-demand to deliver thrilling horsepower or to run with extreme efficiency. Industry engineers have been working on this technology for decades. Nissan is proud to be the first to deliver it."

9. Various of Nissan Altima, exterior and interior

10. Mid of new Lincoln Aviator being unveiled onstage

11. Various of new Lincoln Aviator, exterior and interior shots

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Joy Falotico, Chief Marketing Officer, Lincoln Motor Company:

"What could be more welcoming than never having to use your key fob? Because now your smartphone is your key. Lincoln's phone is a key technology allows you to unlock, open the trunk, start and drive your Aviator, without a bulky fob in your pocket or purse."

13. Mid of new Lincoln Aviator onstage

As thousands of enthusiasts pack the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for a closer look at the newest tech gadgets, most of the serious talk is about the latest line-up of ultra high-definition TVs and just how thin they are getting.

TVs are grabbing all the headlines at this year's CES.

Electronics makers are responding to consumer demand and that means - make it bigger and thinner.

The Consumer Electronics Association expects TV sales to increase two percent to 251 million units this year.

The average screen size is projected to be 40 inches, up from 31 inches in 2007. CEA predicts more than 23 million of the units will be 4K TVs this year, about 2.5 times the shipments in 2014. That's even with the explosion of viewing on tablets and smart phones.

One of the key drivers in this consumer market is the falling price of the technology.

TVs with 4K capabilities have started to drop below USD $1,000, but they are still a few hundred dollars more than regular sets.

Consumers also will likely have to pay more for 4K content, the way service providers now charge a few dollars more for high-definition downloads. Netflix charges $12 for a streaming plan that supports 4K versus $9 for regular formats, for example.

However with the latest compression technology, consumers should be able to view 4K video with standard broadband packages, though the experience will be better with higher, pricier tiers.

Even more streaming is expected as content providers hop on the online train alongside the TV makers. Tensions likely will increase between content distributors and Internet access providers over who's going to pay for network upgrades - and how those costs might get passed down to consumers.

South Korean electronics maker LG is showing off its latest range of OLED (organic light emitting diode) 4K sets at CES.

Scott Steinberg, a technology analyst for TechSavvy.com gives his verdict of the latest range at the show.

He says: "So the ultra-thin TVs are certainly the latest examples of what you can see out of a company like Sony or LG. They're going to be moving towards higher definition, they're going to be moving towards picks a resolution that's much greater than anything you've seen before and going to be putting more and more of an emphasis on sleek, slim and well-designed products that are specifically designed to catch the eye and not just in terms of what's showing on their screens."

Japanese maker Sony went for the ultra-thin design with a new model that is just 4.9 millimeters.

The super slim device is certainly stealing a lot of the attention on the show floor.

Jeremy Breitkreuze, a spokesman for Sony explains: "It's coming out at 4.9 millimeters or .2 inches. A cool thing is that it does come with a wall mount, so that tv can be mounted against a wall and almost floating with a somewhat edgeless design. So when it's mounted to the wall it comes out at only about 4 centimetres."

Connectivity is an important part of the latest range of TV sets with more customers expecting the same level of functionality as they find on their smart phones.

"It's got our new Android operating system platform for the user interface, which allows you to do anything you can do on your phone, or imagine doing on your phone, you can now do on the TV itself," says Breitkreuze.

LG is also showing off its new G Flex 2, the successor to its popular curved smartphone.

Ken Hong, an LG Electronics spokesperson, says: "Something new that we're introducing here at CES 2015 is the second generation of our curved smartphone. This is called the G Flex 2 and as you can see not only is the back curved, but the glass is also curved."

This year's model features what the company describes as a "self-healing" casing.

Hong explains: "Something that's also unique to this phone in the industry is something we call the self-healing back cover and although it looks like it's just a regular, normal metallic cover what it does is very unique and that is it repairs itself. It repairs itself within a matter of seconds in fact."

At the show LG is showing how resistant its phone is to abrasion.

"It's designed to withstand the scratches that would normally see in your pocket. Car keys, coins and so forth. So those generally are not deep scratches," says Hong.

But high-tech isn't limited to just gadgets. Toyota took to the floor for its U.S unveil of the Mirai Fuel Cell vehicle, a car that runs on hydrogen.

Toyota spokesperson Craig Scott says: "So this is a car that runs completely on compressed hydrogen, so there are no engine parts, for example. It's a fuel-cell that combines hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity and that electricity drives the electric motor which runs the wheels. So it operates just like a regular gasoline vehicle but without any combustion, and without any combustion that means no emissions. So it is a completely carbon-free driving experience."

Car makers are becoming an increasingly common fixture at the major international technology shows. Straying away from the boundaries of the traditional auto industry, car makers are keen to be seen as cutting-edge, according to tech analyst Scott Steinberg.

He says: "The reason you seen manufacturers like Toyota and other carmakers focus more and more on events like CES is because they're trying to emphasise technology as a differentiator. At the end of the day there's only so much you can engineer into a specific car from year to year, so they're looking at ways that apps, connected features and video and other elements can be used to help set their vehicles apart."

3D printers were also making a big splash at this year's event. 3D Systems unveiled its latest model, the Cube Pro, which can print in full CMYK-W colour.

Steinberg explains why 3D printing is such big news for 2015: "Last year 3D printing was very much in the concept phase it had a very limited range of applications. Now what you're seeing is 3D printing move to a space where you can create everyday household items, where you can create all sorts of things that you might use around your home as opposed to simply those that might be novelties or for techies alone."

CES is packed with objects created on 3D printers - with plenty of models printing live on the show floor.

From chess sets to jewellery - there seems to be no end to the applications for a 3D printer.

Avi Reichental, the CEO of printer maker 3D Systems says: "Everything that touches your life from your shoes and fashion to your food and creations is all going to be 3D printed."

He adds: "I think that people have been excited about with 3D printing for quite some time. What's exciting about it this year is that it's at a price point and functionality that makes it truly democratised to a point where anybody can have it at home."

3D Systems' printers even created jam... of sorts.

All of these guitars, keyboards and drums were created by a 3D printer and the result is harmonious.

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) runs 6-9 January 2015.

The annual technology event is set to showcase more than 3,500 exhibitors including big tech companies like Sony, Samsung and LG.

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Las Vegas, US - 6 January, 2015

1. Various of LG Electronics 4K televisions

2. Mid of show visitors

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Steinberg, Technology Analyst, TechSavvy.com:

"So the ultra-thin TVs are certainly the latest examples of what you can see out of a company like Sony or LG. They're going to be moving towards higher definition, they're going to be moving towards picks a resolution that's much greater than anything you've seen before and going to be putting more and more of an emphasis on sleek, slim and well-designed products that are specifically designed to catch the eye and not just in terms of what's showing on their screens."

4. Various of Sony Bravia 4K televisions

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Breitkreuze, Sony Spokesperson:

"It's coming out at 4.9 millimeters or .2 inches. A cool thing is that it does come with a wall mount, so that tv can be mounted against a wall and almost floating with a somewhat edgeless design. So when it's mounted to the wall it comes out at only about 4 centimetres."

6. Mid showing Sony's on-screen interface

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Breitkreuze, Sony Spokesperson:

"(It's) got our new Android operating system platform for the user interface, which allows you to do anything you can do on your phone, or imagine doing on your phone, you can now do on the TV itself."

8. Various of show visitors looking at ultra-thin Sony TV

9. Close of man holding LG Electronics G Flex 2 smartphones

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Hong, LG Electronics spokesperson:

"Something new that we're introducing here at CES 2015 is the second generation of our curved smartphone. This is called the G Flex 2 and as you can see not only is the back curved, but the glass is also curved."

11. Various of LG G Flex 2

12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Hong, LG Electronics spokesperson

"Something that's also unique to this phone in the industry is something we call the self-healing back cover and although it looks like it's just a regular, normal metallic cover what it does is very unique and that is it repairs itself. It repairs itself within a matter of seconds in fact."

13. Close of G Flex 2 phone being scratched by abrasive

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Hong, LG Electronics spokesperson

"It's designed to withstand the scratches that would normally see in your pocket. Car keys, coins and so forth. So those generally are not deep scratches."

15. Close of G Flex 2 phone after it had been scratched by abrasive

16. Various of Toyota's Mirai Fuel Cell vehicle

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Craig Scott, Toyota National Manager for Advanced Technology Vehicles:

"So this is a car that runs completely on compressed hydrogen, so there are no engine parts, for example. It's a fuel-cell that combines hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity and that electricity drives the electric motor which runs the wheels. So it operates just like a regular gasoline vehicle, but without any combustion, and without any combustion that means no emissions. So it is a completely carbon-free driving experience."

18. Various details of Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell vehicle

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Steinberg, technology analyst, TechSavvy.com:

"The reason you seen manufacturers like Toyota and other carmakers focus more and more on events like CES and electronic shows is because they're trying to emphasise technology as a differentiator. At the end of the day there's only so much you can engineer into a specific car from year to year, so they're looking at ways that apps, connected features and video and other elements can be used to help set their vehicles apart."

20. Various of Mirai's chassis and fuel cell

21. Various of Cube Pro 3D printer

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Steinberg, technology analyst, TechSavvy.com:

"Last year 3D printing was very much in the concept phase it had a very limited range of applications. Now what you're seeing is 3D printing move to a space where you can create everyday household items, where you can create all sorts of things that you might use around your home as opposed to simply those that might be novelties or for techies alone."

23. Close of 3D printed chess piece

24. SOUNDBITE (English) Avi Reichental, 3D Systems CEO:

"Everything that touches your life from your shoes and fashion to your food and creations is all going to be 3D printed."

25. Close of 3D printed jewellery

26. Close tilt down of 3D printed glasses

27. SOUNDBITE (English) Avi Reichental, 3D Systems CEO:

"I think that people have been excited about with 3D printing for quite some time. What's exciting about it this year is that it's at a price point and functionality that makes it truly democratised to a point where anybody can have it at home."

28. Close of 3D printer head creating object

29. Close of 3D printed shoes

30. Pull out of 3D printed electric guitar and drum kit

31. Various of musicians playing 3D printed instruments

LEADIN

The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is well underway, showcasing everything from walking cars to foldable phones.

Highlights also include rollable TVs along with developments in autonomous vehicles and smart home technology.

STORYLINE

This is the OLED TV R from the South Korean electronics giant LG.

The R stands for rollable, and that is exactly what this TV does.

It's one of many technology highlights from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

When it is not in use it rolls up in a box, and when a user presses the power button, the OLED TV R  rolls back out.

The technology was first shown at CES last year by LG Displays, a daughter company to LG that creates new display technology.

But the OLED TV R is the first time the technology has been put into a consumer-ready display.

A subsidiary company to the electronics giant LG, LG Display, is showcasing a transparent TV screen at the event.

It looks a bit like a standard OLED display, but with the press of a button it becomes transparent.

Transparent OLED displays have been shown before, but this one is the first one that you can't see through when its displaying video.

The technology can be used for commercial products, such as in stores or shopping windows.

But within a decade the technology could become a reality in people's homes.

"The transparency is up to 40 percent," explains Sungeon Park, an LG Display product specialist.

"And you can look right through the display to see the behind contents."

The future of vehicles is also being showcased at the show, with new concepts from Hyundai and Toyota.

Hyundai is unveiling a revolutionary new vehicle concept with wheels mounted on robotic legs.

The 'Elevate' is designed to climb terrain other vehicles can't, and has been specially modified for emergency response.

Meanwhile Toyota is unveiling its latest autonomous research vehicle: the TRI P4.

"It's based on the Lexus LS500h," explains Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Research Institute, Gill Pratt.

"The P4 is smarter, more agile and more responsive than any of its predecessors. It can process sensor inputs faster and react more quickly to the surrounding environment."

It uses two semi-autonomous systems, which Toyota is currently developing, dubbed "Guardian" and "Chauffeur".

Samsung is unveiling its future AI-powered robotics platforms, including Samsung Bot Care which helps consumers manage their daily health routines.

While LG is showing the home of the future. It features washing machines which offer advice and a home brewing kit which makes beer on tap just like a capsule coffee machine.

But while the electronics are demonstrating ways to make our lives easier, the partial government shutdown in the US means not everyone got to experience them.

Organisers say several scheduled government speakers cancelled their travel plans as a result.

These include Ajit Pai, head of the Federal Communications Commission, and at least nine other federal officials.

CES chief Gary Shapiro says it was "a little bit embarrassing as an American".

Meanwhile California-based company Royole are looking extremely proud of their foldable smartphone, the first of its kind to be available to customers.

The dual-sim device, called the FlexPai, has a 7 to 8 inch HD display that can be folded to create two smartphones, one for each sim card.

The device is now available for order from the Royole website for 1,318 US dollars but the company says it will take at least 60 to 90 days for customers to receive it.

CES 2019, the world's largest tech conference, runs Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th January.

Over 180,00 visitors are expected to attend the huge annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, US - 6 January 2019

1. LG OLED TV R, a new consumer-ready rollable TV, unrolling from box

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tim Alessi, Head of Product marketing LG US

"Inside this box is a 65-inch, 4K HDR OLED display. Hard to believe right? I'll prove it to you. All I have to do is press the power button on the remote control and you can see the mechanism will automatically open the hatch. And out from the box will actually unroll the OLED display."

3. Various LG OLED TV R rolling in and out of box

Las Vegas, US - 7 January 2019

4. Various of transparent OLED display screen, shown by LG Display, a subsidiary company to LG

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sungeon Park, LG Display product specialist

"It's actually a transparent OLED display where the transparency is up to 40 percent. And you can look right through the display to see the behind contents."

6. Hyundai promotional video showing concept of the 'Elevate'

7. SOUNDBITE (English) David Byron, Industrial Design Manager, Sundberg-Ferar

"A vehicle with legs could drive first responders to a location like any traditional vehicle, but then walk or climb over treacherous terrain to directly reach the injured or stranded like you just saw in the video."

8. Close of model walking UPSOUND (English) David Byron, Industrial Design Manager, Sundberg-Ferar:

"Now what you're seeing here is it moving in a reptilian mode, which is the most stable for off road conditions. But the hip joint design allows it to rotate into mammalian if you want to walk faster or more efficiently in a linear direction."

9. Hyundai promotional video showing concept of the 'Elevate'

10. Toyota's new semi-autonomous P4 prototype driving onto stage UPSOUND (English) Gill Pratt, Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Research Institute:

"It's based on the Lexus LS500h, the P4 is smarter, more agile and more responsive than any of its predecessors. It can process sensor inputs faster and react more quickly to the surrounding environment."

11. Mid of Samsung Bot Care robot talking on stage

12. Wide of Yoon Lee, Senior Vice President, Product Innovation at Samsung Electronics America, on stage having his vital signs checked by Samsung Bot Care robot

13. Close of screen showing graphic sequence explaining how LG's Pro Active Customer Care will work

14. Wide zoom in to Vanderwaal on stage taking 'washing' out of the washing machine and putting it in the 'dryer'.

15. UPSOUND: (English) voice of interactive washing machine and David Vanderwaal talking to each other

"Since installation of this washing machine, you've washed thirty loads, I think now is a good time for you to run a tub cleaning cycle. Would you like to run tub clean?"

"Sounds interesting, but I don't know what is tub clean?

"Tub clean is a maintenance routine that is recommended to keep your washer clean as new."

Las Vegas - 6 January 2019

16. Various of LG Beer Brewing machine HomeBrew

Las Vegas, US - 7 January 2019

17. UPSOUND: (English) David Vanderwaal, Senior Vice President Marketing, LG Electronics (holding a pint of beer)

"Our first ever beer maker, now you can make and enjoy your own cold, tasty beer in the comfort of your own home with little more than a simple touch of a button."

Las Vegas, US - 5 January 2018

18. Wide of Las Vegas Strip

19. Close of Las Vegas Statue of Liberty

20. Close of New York New York sign

21. Wide of CES banners

Las Vegas, US - 6 January 2018

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association:

"When the government shuts down because of an impasse it does effect the ability of government leaders to travel, it won't really make, or break the show, we have government leaders coming from round the world. It's a little bit embarrassing, as an American it's not my favourite thing, but this show is so strong, so powerful, there's so much innovation and so many companies and so much interest globally, I feel really good."

Las Vegas, US - 7 January 2019

23. Various of Royole FlexPai foldable smartphone being, founder Bill Liu explaining the various features

24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Liu, founder of Royole

"As you can see, this is based on the flexible display. And it looks like a traditional smartphone. But the difference is you can unfold it to a pad."

25. Various of Royole FlexPai foldable smartphone being, founder Bill Liu explaining the various features

LEAD IN

Autonomous cars, voice controlled devices and promises of a fully connected world have dominated the major unveilings at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

There are also robot room mates and high spec TVs that are thinner than ever before.

STORY-LINE

Toyota's claiming this concept car puts the focus on the user.

According to the company the Concept-i has been created around the philosophy of 'kinetic warmth' - the theory that mobility technology should be fun as well as warm and welcoming.

Key to this type of technology is advanced artificial intelligence that can anticipate people's needs. The idea is that the AI system - nicknamed 'Yui' - allows the vehicle to build a more human relationship with the driver.

Toyota claim their design means the driver can also concentrate on the road more.

Concept-i, therefore, does not have a central console but instead has coloured lights in the footwells to tell you when the vehicle is being driven manually or automatically. Projectors in the rear deck are designed to alert the driver to blind spots.

BMW is promising fully autonomous driving by 2021.

Its concept car of the future is on show at CES, promising full connectivity and voice control.

Making its debut for BMW in Vegas is the BMW HoloActive Touch system - the German automaker's vision of the car interior of the future.

The BMW HoloActive Touch system is a driver vehicle interface that is controlled by a flick of the finger.

The interface acts like a virtual touch screen with a free-floating display that is operated using finger gestures.

The system is part of the BMW i Inside Future study which aims to give drivers a glimpse into the world of connected and autonomous cars of the future.

Klaus Froehlich, BMW AG, Development is promising BMW will deliver fully autonomous driving by 2021.

Televisions are another new battleground for manufacturers with CES presentations promising premium picture quality.

Samsung has released its new flagship 'Q' LED TV. The 'Q' stands for Quantum dot, a technology Samsung says gives the best picture quality the company has ever put into a television.

The Q9 and Q8 televisions shown at CES all have 4K resolution - and are now the top of the range Samsung televisions on the market.

"With picture, this is the the best picture quality that Samsung has ever put into a television," says Brandt Varner, Samsung Senior Director of Product Marketing.

"We are going to give it a much wider contrast. Much deeper blacks. Much brighter brights with optimal peak brightness."

The Q9 television shown at CES is flat, the Q8 is curved.

Sony has unveiled a revolutionary television, the company's flagship of 2017. The sound from the Bravia 4K OLED TV comes straight from the screen.

OLED stands for organic light-emitting diode.

"This revolutionary acoustic surface technology actually vibrates the display to produce the awe inspiring sound. It is enabled by the thin, simple structure of the OLED display. This means there are no separate speakers on the side, or the bottom of the TV and the result is an ingenious, speakerless and also standless design," says Sony Presdient and CEO, Kazuo Hirai.

LG's new premium television also has an OLED screen.

However, all the usual electronics, such as speakers and graphics cards have been stripped away from the screen and are stored in a long box that sits under the TV.

This makes the screen only 2.85 millimetres thick.

The television is mounted on the wall with the help of a metal plate that attaches the TV with the help of magnets.

The South Korean company also used CES to unveil its latest robot helpers to keep your home or office in order.

The LG Hub Robot learns a person's lifestyle to better serve them by connecting to the internet and learning voice commands.

The Hub Robot and Mini version can take charge of your connected washing machine, oven, vacuum and other devices - it can even recommend music.

Nicole Scott, editor of Mobilegeeks technology news website says: "We've been waiting for the ability to interact with our homes since the 1950s, I mean ever since I was a kid I wanted to talk to my house and wish for things. There seems to be two kinds, an elegant one, or the room mate variety as I like to call it, something a little cuter, something that a little more personal."

A larger version, known as Airport Guide Robot, will go into service at South Korea's Incheon airport later this year.

LG has also teamed up with Amazon to use integrated AI (artificial intelligence) voice technologies in other appliances, like its fridges, but not its robot assistants.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) runs 5-8 January 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 3,800 exhibitors are expected to show their products to over 150,000 visitors.

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Las Vegas, US - 4 January 2017

1. Wide of the unveiling of Toyota's Concept-i by 'Yui' - artificial intelligence system

2. Various of Toyota's Concept-i

3. SOUNDBITE: Tim Stevens, Editor and Chief, Roadshow

"Definitely autonomy is a big story as it always is, but we're moving beyond demonstrations of cars just moving themselves, because that's kind of old hat at this point. So now we're seeing what's going to happen inside the car. We're seeing more demonstrations from BMW and Toyota rethinking what the interior's going to look like because now if you're not driving your car you can ultimately have more fun in your car, you can be more productive."

4. Various of Toyota's Concept-i

5. Unveiling of BMW's concept car then stage presentation by Klaus Froehlich, BMW AG, Development

(UPSOUND) English: "This is a glimpse into the mid future. It is not for tomorrow, but beyond 2020 this will happen."

6. Various of BMW i Inside Future concept car

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Holger Hampf, Head of User Experience Design, BMW Group:

"We still see that the people inside the car - specifically the one who could also potentially steer it - is in control. So, with this model you still see a steering wheel, you still see your driver's environment, however the driver can decide at which point of time he is giving the control to the car."

8. Various of BMW i Inside Future concept car

Las Vegas, US - 3 January 2017

9. Hyun Suk Kim, President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, introducing the new QLED Q8 (left) and Q9 (right)

10. Various of QLED TVs

11. SOUNDBITE: (English), Brandt Varner, Samsung Senior Director of Product Marketing:

"With picture, this is the the best picture quality that Samsung has ever put into a television. We are going to give it a much wider contrast. Much deeper blacks. Much brighter brights with optimal peak brightness, achieving up to 2000 nits (brightness measurement). So between that optimal brightness, and the deeper blacks, that's what's going to give you the better contrast. The better picture performance across the televisions."

12. Mid of Q9 screen

Las Vegas, US - 4 January 2017

13. Wide of Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai introducing the new Bravia television on stage at CES

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO, Sony:

"This is a world first. Sound that comes directly from the screen. This revolutionary acoustic surface technology actually vibrates the display to produce the awe inspiring sound. It is enabled by the thin, simple structure of the OLED display. This means there are no separate speakers on the side, or the bottom of the TV and the result is an ingenious, speakerless and also standless design."

15. Zoom in on Sony Bravia OLED TV

Las Vegas, US - 3 January 2017

16. Various of LG W7 4K OLED Television, launched at CES in Las Vegas

17. Tim Alessi, LG director of new product development, in front of the LG W7

18. Alessi holding finger under screen, detaching it from the wall

19. Pull out from edge of TV

20. Various of AV box

21. SOUNDBITE: (English), Tim Alessi, LG director of new product development:

"The panel itself is only 2.85 millimetres thick. So that is only about a tenth of an inch. There is a small mounting plate that mounts to the wall. But even that only adds another millimetre to it. So less than two tenths of an inch in thickness."

Las Vegas, US - 4 January 2017

22. Various of LG Hub Robots, including Mini version

23. SOUNDBITE: (English), Nicole Scott, editor of Mobilegeeks technology news website:

"We've been waiting for the ability to interact with our homes since the 1950s, I mean ever since I was a kid I wanted to talk to my house and wish for things. There seems to be two kinds, an elegant one, or the room mate variety as I like to call it, something a little cuter, something that a little more personal. I mean Alexa definitely has a little bit of a sassy personality, but what LG has done with this home robot is they've made it cute with the eyes, something a little more child friendly as well because they can tell you stories on top of all the really great IOT and home interaction that Alexa brings to you."

24. Tilt up of larger robot that will soon be used to help passengers at Seoul's Incheon airport

25. Pan from robot mower to other robots, including vacuum cleaner

26. Various of robots

LEAD IN

Autonomous cars, voice controlled devices and promises of a fully connected world have dominated the major unveilings at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

There are also robot room mates and high spec TVs that are thinner than ever before.

STORY-LINE

Toyota's claiming this concept car puts the focus on the user.

According to the company the Concept-i has been created around the philosophy of 'kinetic warmth' - the theory that mobility technology should be fun as well as warm and welcoming.

Key to this type of technology is advanced artificial intelligence that can anticipate people's needs. The idea is that the AI system - nicknamed 'Yui' - allows the vehicle to build a more human relationship with the driver.

Toyota claim their design means the driver can also concentrate on the road more.

Concept-i, therefore, does not have a central console but instead has coloured lights in the footwells to tell you when the vehicle is being driven manually or automatically. Projectors in the rear deck are designed to alert the driver to blind spots.

BMW is promising fully autonomous driving by 2021.

Its concept car of the future is on show at CES, promising full connectivity and voice control.

Making its debut for BMW in Vegas is the BMW HoloActive Touch system - the German automaker's vision of the car interior of the future.

The BMW HoloActive Touch system is a driver vehicle interface that is controlled by a flick of the finger.

The interface acts like a virtual touch screen with a free-floating display that is operated using finger gestures.

The system is part of the BMW i Inside Future study which aims to give drivers a glimpse into the world of connected and autonomous cars of the future.

Klaus Froehlich, BMW AG, Development is promising BMW will deliver fully autonomous driving by 2021.

Televisions are another new battleground for manufacturers with CES presentations promising premium picture quality.

Samsung has released its new flagship 'Q' LED TV. The 'Q' stands for Quantum dot, a technology Samsung says gives the best picture quality the company has ever put into a television.

The Q9 and Q8 televisions shown at CES all have 4K resolution - and are now the top of the range Samsung televisions on the market.

"With picture, this is the the best picture quality that Samsung has ever put into a television," says Brandt Varner, Samsung Senior Director of Product Marketing.

"We are going to give it a much wider contrast. Much deeper blacks. Much brighter brights with optimal peak brightness."

The Q9 television shown at CES is flat, the Q8 is curved.

Sony has unveiled a revolutionary television, the company's flagship of 2017. The sound from the Bravia 4K OLED TV comes straight from the screen.

OLED stands for organic light-emitting diode.

"This revolutionary acoustic surface technology actually vibrates the display to produce the awe inspiring sound. It is enabled by the thin, simple structure of the OLED display. This means there are no separate speakers on the side, or the bottom of the TV and the result is an ingenious, speakerless and also standless design," says Sony Presdient and CEO, Kazuo Hirai.

LG's new premium television also has an OLED screen.

However, all the usual electronics, such as speakers and graphics cards have been stripped away from the screen and are stored in a long box that sits under the TV.

This makes the screen only 2.85 millimetres thick.

The television is mounted on the wall with the help of a metal plate that attaches the TV with the help of magnets.

The South Korean company also used CES to unveil its latest robot helpers to keep your home or office in order.

The LG Hub Robot learns a person's lifestyle to better serve them by connecting to the internet and learning voice commands.

The Hub Robot and Mini version can take charge of your connected washing machine, oven, vacuum and other devices - it can even recommend music.

Nicole Scott, editor of Mobilegeeks technology news website says: "We've been waiting for the ability to interact with our homes since the 1950s, I mean ever since I was a kid I wanted to talk to my house and wish for things. There seems to be two kinds, an elegant one, or the room mate variety as I like to call it, something a little cuter, something that a little more personal."

A larger version, known as Airport Guide Robot, will go into service at South Korea's Incheon airport later this year.

LG has also teamed up with Amazon to use integrated AI (artificial intelligence) voice technologies in other appliances, like its fridges, but not its robot assistants.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) runs 5-8 January 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 3,800 exhibitors are expected to show their products to over 150,000 visitors.

Las Vegas, US - 4 January 2017

1. Wide of the unveiling of Toyota's Concept-i by 'Yui' - artificial intelligence system

2. Various of Toyota's Concept-i

3. SOUNDBITE: Tim Stevens, Editor and Chief, Roadshow

"Definitely autonomy is a big story as it always is, but we're moving beyond demonstrations of cars just moving themselves, because that's kind of old hat at this point. So now we're seeing what's going to happen inside the car. We're seeing more demonstrations from BMW and Toyota rethinking what the interior's going to look like because now if you're not driving your car you can ultimately have more fun in your car, you can be more productive."

4. Various of Toyota's Concept-i

5. Unveiling of BMW's concept car then stage presentation by Klaus Froehlich, BMW AG, Development

(UPSOUND) English: "This is a glimpse into the mid future. It is not for tomorrow, but beyond 2020 this will happen."

6. Various of BMW i Inside Future concept car

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Holger Hampf, Head of User Experience Design, BMW Group:

"We still see that the people inside the car - specifically the one who could also potentially steer it - is in control. So, with this model you still see a steering wheel, you still see your driver's environment, however the driver can decide at which point of time he is giving the control to the car."

8. Various of BMW i Inside Future concept car

Las Vegas, US - 3 January 2017

9. Hyun Suk Kim, President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, introducing the new QLED Q8 (left) and Q9 (right)

10. Various of QLED TVs

11. SOUNDBITE: (English), Brandt Varner, Samsung Senior Director of Product Marketing:

"With picture, this is the the best picture quality that Samsung has ever put into a television. We are going to give it a much wider contrast. Much deeper blacks. Much brighter brights with optimal peak brightness, achieving up to 2000 nits (brightness measurement). So between that optimal brightness, and the deeper blacks, that's what's going to give you the better contrast. The better picture performance across the televisions."

12. Mid of Q9 screen

Las Vegas, US - 4 January 2017

13. Wide of Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai introducing the new Bravia television on stage at CES

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO, Sony:

"This is a world first. Sound that comes directly from the screen. This revolutionary acoustic surface technology actually vibrates the display to produce the awe inspiring sound. It is enabled by the thin, simple structure of the OLED display. This means there are no separate speakers on the side, or the bottom of the TV and the result is an ingenious, speakerless and also standless design."

15. Zoom in on Sony Bravia OLED TV

Las Vegas, US - 3 January 2017

16. Various of LG W7 4K OLED Television, launched at CES in Las Vegas

17. Tim Alessi, LG director of new product development, in front of the LG W7

18. Alessi holding finger under screen, detaching it from the wall

19. Pull out from edge of TV

20. Various of AV box

21. SOUNDBITE: (English), Tim Alessi, LG director of new product development:

"The panel itself is only 2.85 millimetres thick. So that is only about a tenth of an inch. There is a small mounting plate that mounts to the wall. But even that only adds another millimetre to it. So less than two tenths of an inch in thickness."

Las Vegas, US - 4 January 2017

22. Various of LG Hub Robots, including Mini version

23. SOUNDBITE: (English), Nicole Scott, editor of Mobilegeeks technology news website:

"We've been waiting for the ability to interact with our homes since the 1950s, I mean ever since I was a kid I wanted to talk to my house and wish for things. There seems to be two kinds, an elegant one, or the room mate variety as I like to call it, something a little cuter, something that a little more personal. I mean Alexa definitely has a little bit of a sassy personality, but what LG has done with this home robot is they've made it cute with the eyes, something a little more child friendly as well because they can tell you stories on top of all the really great IOT and home interaction that Alexa brings to you."

24. Tilt up of larger robot that will soon be used to help passengers at Seoul's Incheon airport

25. Pan from robot mower to other robots, including vacuum cleaner

26. Various of robots

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide pan of showroom floor at 2007 International Auto Show

2. Mid of man lowering movie screen on the Suzuki Flix car

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gene Brown, Vice President of Marketing, Suzuki:

"Well, the basic concept behind Flix is to take the key features of our all new midsize XL-7, our largest, most powerful and most luxurious vehicle we've ever offered, and sort of exaggerate them in a concept vehicle to help get the idea through. And the two key ideas of XL-7 that are accentuated here are very progressive styling of the vehicle, brought to life with a lot of theatre touches like theatre lighting in this vehicle and also our first ever in-vehicle entertainment system. And of course in this case we've taken the entertainment system to a greater extreme with the Flix and a big 50-inch high res (resolution) screen."

4. Tight of Flix sound system

5. Close up of Flix car movie screen

6. Close up of of Flix car projector

7. Pull out from GM logo to dancers dancing around vehicles

8. Medium of dancers dancing around GM vehicles

9. Cut away to close up of photographers

10. Wide pan from audience members throwing balls to stage, UPSOUND (English): "Vote now!"

11. SOUNDBITE (English) David Lyon, General Motors Executive Director of Design for Asia-Pacific:

"And we've done an exercise here in creating GM-Daewoo. It is the 'home room,' we call it, it is the centre for expertise for mini cars for General Motors, and we wanted to look at, and, well maybe if we made small cars, mini cars, more compelling that people would buy it for some other reason than price and fuel economy. They'll buy it because they love the car, because the image is right for them, it has the right mood and character, and they get an inexpensive car with great fuel economy kind of along for the ride.'"

12. Mid of the back of a Toyota Highlander

13. Close up pan of Toyota Highlander logo to logo, reads: "Hybrid Synergy Drive"

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) J.C. Chitwood, Senior Strategic Planner for Toyota Advanced Technologies :

"Well, we'll be introducing, as I said, the hybrid in more and more of our models, and we also believe that hybrid technology can be combined with different fuel sources so whether in the future that's bio diesel or ethanol or fuel cell, that the addition of the Hybrid technology increases the efficiency of whatever you put it with."

15. Pan of show room floor

16. Mid of women working on car engine

17. Wide of showroom floor

18. Wide of exterior of building where show being held

STORYLINE:

With flashy names, bold designs, technological advances and "eco-friendly" rides, the 1,000 cars and trucks at the New York Auto Show 2007 burst onto the scene on Wednesday.

And while fuel efficiency and 'green' cars seemed to be the theme of the day, the coolest thing on the floor was the ultra-extravagant "flix" from Suzuki.

Based on the Suzuki XL-7, the SUV has a clamshell roof that reveals a movie screen. Inside, a complete entertainment system and high-quality sound system completes the package.

Gene Brown, Vice President of Marketing, said Suzuki's 'concept' car is a special-order vehicle, with exaggerated features.

"The two key ideas of XL-7 that are accentuated here are very progressive styling of the vehicle brought to life with a lot of theatre touches like theatre lighting in this vehicle and also our first ever in-vehicle entertainment system. And of course in this case we've taken the entertainment system to a greater extreme with the Flix and a big 50-inch high res (resolution) screen," he said.

General Motors had an entirely different concept in mind with the launch of their triplets: three new models of mini, fuel efficient cars.

Hoping to boost its presence in the ultra-small car market, the company chose the Auto Show to unveil a trio of new Chevrolet mini car concept vehicles designed to grab the attention of young car buyers in urban markets around the world.

The cars, launched with a rock and roll beat and dancers, are called the Beat, a front-wheel drive three-door hatchback powered by a 1.2-litre turbo charged gasoline engine; the Groove, a retro looking front-wheel drive car with a 1-litre diesel engine; and the Trax an 'urban crossover' with an all-wheel-drive system and a 1-litre gas engine.

The cars are not yet in production.

In a novel, interactive move, consumers will have a say in which of those cars eventually hits dealer lots by voting for their favourite model on a GM Web site.

While the vote won't be the final determination on which car is produced, company officials will take it into account when making their decision, they said.

The cars are the first product of what GM is calling its minicar "homeroom," which is a collaboration between GM and Daewoo, as David Lyon, General Motors Executive Director of Design for Asia-Pacific, explained.

"It is the centre for expertise for mini cars for General Motors, and we wanted to look at, well maybe if we created small cars, mini cars, more compelling that people would buy it for some other reason than price and fuel economy. They'll buy it because they love the car, because the image is right for them, it has the right mood and character, and they get an inexpensive car with great fuel economy kind of along for the ride," he said.

GM hopes the vehicles also could give the world's largest automaker a bigger foothold in the growing mini car market, which is largely dominated by the Japanese automakers.

The triplets might sell for as low as 10 thousand US dollars.

GM also hopes the new vehicles will boost Chevrolet's presence as a global brand and plans to market them in urban markets around the world, where mini cars already enjoy greater popularity.

Toyota was also on the floor this year, the tenth anniversary of its hybrid.

"Well, we'll be introducing, as I said, the hybrid in more and more of our models," J.C. Chitwood, Senior Strategic Planner for Toyota Advanced Technologies, explained.

"We also believe that hybrid technology can be combined with different fuel sources so whether in the future that's biodiesel or ethanol or fuel cell, that the addition of the Hybrid technology increases the efficiency of whatever you put it with," she said.

The 2007 New York International Automobile Show opens to the public on Friday, April 6th and runs until April 15th at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.

Advances in television technology are taking centre stage at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, with manufacturers showcasing curved TVs and 4K screens.

Wearable technology is also all the rage at this year's gadget fest known as International CES in Las Vegas.

Dozens of different smart watches are being showcased, some to make phone calls, while others can monitor your health.

Fashionable accessories are also all the rage, like a handbag which doubles as a portable speaker.

There are all kinds of virtual and augmented reality goggles and glasses, including a combination headphone-visor prototype featuring new display technology where the image is projected directly into your eyes.

"It's called a virtual retina display," said Avegant CEO Edward Tang.

"How that's different from other display technologies is that there is no screen at all. The image is projected directly onto your retina."

Curved televisions are everywhere at the show, many featuring new 4k technology, packing four times the amount of pixels into HD tvs.

"You are putting four times the amount of pixels in the space that you currently see," said VP of Marketing for RCA, Jonathan Zupnik.

"So, you can go larger in a smaller space."

And for the first time in CES history, virtually every major auto manufacturer is at the show to demonstrate new connected car concepts, which take navigation systems and vehicle diagnostics to the next level.

"At some point in the future, you're going to see a convergence of automated driving, connected vehicles, new power trends like the fuel cell, all coming together and creating a new mobility that I think people are really going to enjoy for the future," said Toyota, Corporate Manager, Jim Pisz.

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1. Wide of attendees walking under International CES arch

2. Mid of giant LG display greeting arriving attendees

3. Close of Undead Power earbuds

4. Close of GoPro helmet cam

5. Close of ZeBracelet & ZeWatch

6. Close of Samsung smartwatch

7. Mid low view of two runners wear Bluetooth Sports Gear Smartwatch

8. Close of Bluetooth smart watch

9. Mid low view of two models hold AR For Her speaker bags

10. Close of speaker bags

11. Close of man wearing Oculus Rift virtual reality headset

12. Close of man wearing and adjusting Vuzix smart glasses

13. Close of Edward Tang, CEO, Avegant Glyph putting on virtual retinal display

14. Close of adjustable retinal display

15. Close of turning of settings on retinal display

16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Edward Tang, CEO, Avegant:

"It's called a virtual retina display. How that's different from other display technologies is that there is no screen at all. The image is projected directly onto your retina."

17. People looking at LG curved televisions

18. Model standing next to LG flexible television

19. Mid of Changhong curved televisions

20. Panasonics curved "ribbon" television display

21. Sharp's 4K televisions

22. Toshiba's Ultra HD 4K televisions

23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jonathan Zupnik, VP of Marketing, RCA:

"You are putting four times the amount of pixels in the space that you currently see. So, in a sense, high definition today is two (m) million. These sets produce eight (m) million, giving you a sharper picture and also allows you to sit closer to your TV and still see a wonderful picture. So, you can go larger in a smaller space."

24. Audi Quattro connected car

25. Volvo's connected car at Ericsson booth

26. Mustang at Ford Motors booth

27. Corvette at Chevrolet booth

28. Mercedes Benz display

29. Qualcomm displays 4G-embedded car

30. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Pisz, Corporate Manager, Toyota:

"At some point in the future, you're going to see a convergence of automated driving, of connected vehicles, of new power trends like the fuel cell, all coming together and forming a new mobility that I think people are really going to enjoy for the future."

31. Toyota i-Road single passenger electric car driving in small circle

32. Another futuristic Toyota concept car

Cars that run on hydrogen and exhaust only water vapour are emerging to challenge electric vehicles as the world's transportation of the future.

Here at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Honda are unveiling their new futuristic-looking FCEV concept vehicle.

Executives at the company predict that within five years, hydrogen fueling stations - of which there are only a few in California - will begin to reach significant numbers outside the state, and it will take up to 25 years to go nationwide.

To many, hydrogen cars are appealing because - unlike electric vehicles - they have the range of a typical gasoline cars and can be refueled quickly.

Experts say the industry has also now overcome safety and reliability concerns that had hindered their distribution in the past.

But hydrogen cars still have their downside - refueling stations are scarce and costly to build, and consumers can still expect prices in line with most luxury cars.

Here in California, lawmakers have allocated $100 million USD to build 100 more hydrogen refueling stations.

Green vehicles analyst for Edmunds.com, John O'Dell, says hydrogen cars aren't that dissimilar to electric ones:

"Hydrogen fuel cell cars basically mix hydrogen and oxygen together, separate out the electrons and produce the electricity on board. In actuality, a hydrogen fuel cell car is an electric vehicle."

Elsewhere at the auto show, Hyundai Motor Co. are unveiling their latest hydrogen-powered vehicle - the Tucson ix35 SUV.

"They've got driving range of up to 300 miles, you can refuel them in just a few minutes. And there's endless choice in size and configuration. That's because it's more space and weight-efficient to multiply the number of fuel cells than it is to multiply the number of batteries," says John Krafcik, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America on stage.

The South-Korean auto makers are set to be the first to mass market a hydrogen-powered car in the U.S. when this vehicle hits the roads next year.

The hydrogen-powered Tucson SUV will be leased to consumers for $499 USD per month for three years following a deposit, and the company are even offering to pay the hydrogen and maintenance costs.

Hyundai plan to start leasing in the Los Angeles area where most of California's fueling stations are located.

O'Dell says Hyundai have certainly looked into the safety implications of using hydrogen engines:

"The way Hyundai, for instance, tests its fuel cell tank, it lights the car on fire. They've burnt up entire fuel cell vehicles to see what happens. And what happens is, the pressure vent on the tank releases, the hydrogen goes up in a fan shape, it burns like a butane lighter, straight up in the air and it dissipates in a couple of minutes."

Not everyone at the auto show are unveiling hydrogen cars.

Here, American auto makers Chevrolet have their new "Colorado" pickup truck, while Subaru are showing off this WRX.

Despite not everyone getting in on the hydrogen act, O'Dell says they're far more practical than electric models:

"It's a more compact package and it's much lighter than a big heavy battery pack that you need for a plug-in electric vehicle."

Toyota are certainly keen to get in on the act, the automakers say their new fuel cell vehicle will go on sale in Japan in 2015 and a year later in Europe and the U.S.

Auto-makers may be keen, but the real test will be whether they can tempt buyers from classic gasoline cars - like this Dodge Challenger - to hydrogen ones instead.

The Los Angeles Auto Show runs until 1 December 2013.

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1. Pull out of Honda concept car front.

2. Close of Honda insignia on front of car.

3. Pull out of photographer taking photo of Honda concept car.

4. Wide of Los Angeles Auto Show convention floor.

5. Wide of Honda stage with concept car under cover.

6. Mid of screen reading (English): "Honda FCEV Concept."

7. Mid of Tetsuo Iwamura, President and CEO of American Honda Motor Co., standing speaking on stage.

UPSOUND (English): "Today, we want to focus on what we believe has the potential to become the ultimate solution to realizing ultra-low carbon mobility and that is the fuel cell electric vehicle."

8. Wide of Iwamura speaking onstage.

9. Close of concept car bumper with Iwamura walking in front

10. Wide of Iwamura unveiling Honda concept car

UPSOUND (English): "The Honda FCEV concept."

11. Wide of Honda sign on convention floor.

12. Mid of Iwamura speaking to reporters.

13. Mid of woman standing by Honda concept car door.

14. Mid of man taking photo of concept car with smart phone.

15. Tilt up from concept car markings to Honda logo on rear bumper.

16. SOUNDBITE (English) John O'Dell, Green vehicles analyst for Edmunds.com:

"Hydrogen fuel cell cars basically mix hydrogen and oxygen together, separate out the electrons and produce the electricity on board. In actuality, a hydrogen fuel cell car is an electric vehicle."

17. Pull out of Honda concept car side to whole vehicle.

18. Pan right of Honda concept car side.

19. Wide of audience waiting at Hyundai press conference.

20. Mid of audience at Hyundai press conference.

21. Wide of Hyundai Tucson ix35 hydrogen fuel cell compact SUV spinning slowly on stage.

22. Close of Hyundai fuel cell vehicle rear moving onstage.

23. Wide of Hyundai fuel cell vehicle onstage.

24. Mid of John Krafcik, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America speaking on stage.

UPSOUND (English) "They've got driving range of up to 300 miles, you can refuel them in just a few minutes. And there's endless choice in size and configuration.That's because it's more space and weight-efficient to multiply the number of fuel cells than it is to multiply the number of batteries."

25. Wide of Krafcik speaking onstage.

26. Mid of Hyundai Tucson compact SUV on stage.

27. SOUNDBITE (English) John O'Dell, Green vehicles analyst for Edmunds.com:

"The way Hyundai, for instance, tests its fuel cell tank, it lights the car on fire. They've burnt up entire fuel cell vehicles to see what happens. And what happens is, the pressure vent on the tank releases, the hydrogen goes up in a fan shape, it burns like a butane lighter, straight up in the air and it dissipates in a couple of minutes."

28. Wide pan right of Chevrolet car under covers.

29. Wide of Chevrolet logo advertising the new "Colorado" mid-size pickup truck at auto show.

30. Pull in of new Subaru WRX being unveiled.

31. Low mid shot of man looking through window of Subaru WRX.

32. SOUNDBITE (English) John O'Dell, Green vehicles analyst for Edmunds.com:

"It's a more compact package and it's much lighter than a big heavy battery pack that you need for a plug-in electric vehicle."

33. Wide of Toyota display at auto show.

34. Close of Toyota banner.

35. Tracking shot of man polishing Dodge Challenger anniversary edition

36. Mid of women standing with Dodge Challenger.

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide of General Motors (GM) display at the Los Angeles Auto Show

2. Close-up of GM logo

3. Side-on view of a Chevrolet car

4. Close-up Chevrolet logo

5. Mid of orange Dodge car

6. Close-up of radiator grill on car

7. Wide of Chrysler display

8. Close-up of Chrysler logo

9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company:

"But what will power us through this is very simply great product. Fuel efficient cars, trucks and crossovers."

10. Wide of Fields addressing audience

11. Close-up of Ford logo

12. The unveiling of 2010 Ford Fusion on stage

13. Various of Ford fusion car

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Aaron Bragman, Global Insight:

"It means they're serious. It means that right now they are really fighting for their lives. They are spending all their time basically in Washington and at home, trying to make sure they are going to have a future, right now it's more important for them to be in Detroit and to be in Washington, trying to get some cash out of the government, than it is to be here."

15. Various of the Mini Cooper fuel efficient car

16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Wolfgang Armbrecht, BMW: (++audio as incoming++)

"We found out and we're absolutely convinced about it, there is this greener trend as we described before. Not only here in California - it's in other places in the United States as well, but it is also the case in Europe and Asia."

17. Tilt up of Honda Civic Hybrid

18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dan Bonawitz, American Honda Motor Group:

"We are in the midst of a very challenging period in the history of our industry and the events of recent months have proven that none of us is immune to the impacts from a contracting economy, stalled credit market and collapsing consumer confidence."

19. Close-up of Hybrid sign

20. Various of vehicles on the Hummer stand

21. Pan across a BMW fuel efficient car

STORYLINE:

Chrysler and General Motors continued to show off their latest model vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday but their displays were noticeably quieter than usual as Asian and European companies unveiled their own new models that will likely chip away at the US market share.

Casting a shadow on the annual event's glitz was the absence of press conferences or new vehicle debuts from GM or Chrysler, whose top executives were in Washington DC pleading for 25 (b) billion dollar government bailout package they say they need simply to stay in business.

General Motors Corporation's space showcased its Chevrolet Volt, the extended-range electric vehicle expected to go on sale in late 2010.

Chrysler's display included its three electric prototypes, a Dodge, Jeep and Town & Country EV, one of which it plans to put in showrooms around the same time.

Normally, however, they would have a stronger presence, unveiling important new models and concept cars and sending top executives to meet the press.

A year ago, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz introduced a new hybrid Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, its first full-size hybrid truck and the concept version of the now much-anticipated Volt.

In 2006, GM's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rick Wagoner, was the keynote speaker and the company unveiled a hydrogen-powered concept vehicle.

Wagoner however was in Washington this week, appearing before a House Financial Services Committee.

Ford Motor Company maintained a larger presence at the show, although its CEO, Alan Mulally, also appeared before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington on Wednesday.

His company unveiled the 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan sedans and new hybrid gas-electric versions that the Dearborn, Michigan, company hopes will take sales away from the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.

Chrysler brushed aside criticism for not revealing a new model after announcing its electric models at its Auburn Hills, Michigan, headquarters in September.

The auto industry's health is worst in the US, where high gas prices sparked a sales decline leading to last month's worst sales rate in 25 years.

But foreign companies also are starting to see sharp sales decreases as the economic slowdown spreads globally.

Nissan and its Japanese rivals, including Toyota and Honda, have cut their production plans and have slashed their profit estimates for the year.

But that didn't stop them from introducing new innovation on Wednesday.

Honda showed off a version of its new Insight gas-electric hybrid, which it plans to put on sale early next year.

It also unveiled a concept car that uses the company's hydrogen fuel cell technology in a lightweight, three-seat sports car with high performance potential.

Volkswagen AG unveiled a Touareg V-6 TDI sport utility vehicle as part of a showcase of diesel-powered technology it hopes will overcome tough emission requirements and Americans' memories of the smelly, noisy diesel vehicles of decades past.

Toyota's luxury division, Lexus, held the world premiere of its top-selling RX-series crossovers, including an all-new RX 450h hybrid with new features that improve fuel-efficiency.

BMW's Mini brand started things a day early by showing off an all-electric version of its eye-catching compact cars.

GM had planned to unveil its new Buick LaCrosse sedan at this week's show and Lutz was supposed to be back but the Detroit automaker scaled back its presence to focus on the company's financial problems.

The Detroit Three are seeking a federal rescue after GM and Ford reported burning through a combined 14.6 (b) billion dollars in the third quarter.

GM has said that it may not have enough cash to survive into next year and the situation for Chrysler appears similarly dire.