Maybe you've read about Toyota's 'Ideas for Good' campaign, or seen a commercial promoting it. Essentially, Toyota used it as an platform to invite consumers to share their ideas on how to apply one of five Toyota technologies (i.e., Total Human Model for Safety [T.H.U.M.B.S.], Solar Power Ventilation System, Hybrid Synergy Drive [HSD], Advanced Parking Assist, and Touch Tracer Display) to a new innovation outside of the…

Toyota has partnered up with Microsoft to create a high tech in-car electronics system designed to aid the efficiency of their battery-powered vehicles. Both companies will invest one-billion yen (~$12 million) in a Toyota subsidiary that will provide data services for drivers.

Toyota and Microsoft indicate the forthcoming system will incorporate a suite of telematics services, including data, navigation, in-car entertainment and multimedia. Powered by Window's Azure cloud computing platform, it may also be…