Toyota's New Software Platform
Toyota has introduced its new software platform, Arene, with the debut of the 2026 RAV4 plug-in hybrid.
The 2026 RAV4 can drive up to 50 miles on electric power alone, and it provides hints about the company's future EVs.
The company is finally showing its hand in the software race that will define the next decade of cars.
If Toyota can't get this right, it risks falling behind in the very thing that will soon matter more than combustion engines, which are EVs and the software that underpins them.
The new RAV4 has important cues of how future Toyota EVs might look and feel inside.
Author's summary: Toyota debuts new software platform with 2026 RAV4.