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Analysts say Japanese car makers are now facing new challengers from outside the...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              Concept cars and the latest eco-friendly vehicles are being unveiled by Japanese automakers at the Tokyo Motor Show.\u003cbr/\u003e              Analysts say Japanese car makers are now facing new challengers from outside the traditional auto market, especially from Silicon Valley and China.\u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              Toyota Motor Corp. is debuting its Concept-i concept car in Tokyo.\u003cbr/\u003e              The futuristic-looking vehicle is equipped with autonomous driving features and artificial intelligence technologies. \u003cbr/\u003e              The vehicles' AI technology allows it to shift to autonomous driving by detecting the driver's mood and condition. It analyses the driver's facial expressions and behaviour.\u003cbr/\u003e              The automaker is also introducing this Fine-Comfort Ride, a new fuel cell concept car that can run 1,000 kilometres.\u003cbr/\u003e              That's 50 percent longer than its predecessor, the Mirai, the world's first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, which went on sale in 2014. \u003cbr/\u003e              The company is also showing a hybrid sports car concept, named the GRHV Sports concept.\u003cbr/\u003e              Toyota Motor Corp. executive vice president Didier Leroy, stressed the importance of keeping Toyota's ability to develop zero-emissions and smart models using various technologies, not just focusing on electric vehicles.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"In the world, the development of the infrastructure for the fuel cell or for the charging for the batteries will be developed at different speeds based on the countries, based on the government and strategy and so on and also based on private investment,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"That means we must be ready for all the different kind of technologies. And at the same time, we know that urban mobility will go probably much faster to pure battery EV, long distance will go probably much faster to fuel cells. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"So, we must be ready for all the technologies at the same time. And we are developing all the technologies because we want to provide the right car, at the right time, at the right place, everywhere in the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Despite being a pioneer in hybrid technology, Toyota has been slow to embrace EVs.\u003cbr/\u003e              But with the market rapidly expanding, the company is moving to boost its efforts in EV production through a capital tie-up with Mazda Motor Corp.\u003cbr/\u003e              Nissan Motor Co. is showcasing its IMx zero-emission concept with automated driving technology and a range of over 600 kilometres.\u003cbr/\u003e              The company says the design enables safer, more convenient and more enjoyable driving.\u003cbr/\u003e              Nissan executive vice president for global marketing and sales Daniele Schillaci says the concept model isn't a far-flung idea, but something possible in the \"very near future.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This Nissan IMx zero-emission concept is not just an idea,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"It's our view of future of mobility and not in a distant future, but in the very near future.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Nissan, a leading EV maker with its well-established Leaf model, is also unveiling its Leaf Nismo Concept car.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's a sporty version of the Leaf electric vehicle developed and launched in September. \u003cbr/\u003e              Analysts say Japanese auto makers have been leading the industry for years.\u003cbr/\u003e              But they're now facing a new environment, competing with newcomers outside traditional auto market and outside the technology they've excelled in.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The Japanese used to be technology leaders, but really what they're finding is that they, like all global makers, are being pressured by new comers, not only from Silicon Valley, but from China,\" says Hans Greimel, Asia editor of Automotive News.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"So, they really have to up their game. And, they're stepping into technology areas where they don't have a lot of expertise. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We're talking things like robotics, software, artificial intelligence. That's the kind of technology that's gonna be driving the next generation, the future generation of cars and that's where they're really struggling to step up their game.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Mitsubishi Motor Corporation is introducing its e-EVOLUTION concept, a high performance all electric crossover SUV. \u003cbr/\u003e              The sporty EV is equipped with AI to help with off-roading. \u003cbr/\u003e              Honda Motor Co. is showcasing this Sports EV Concept, built upon an EV-specific platform with AI technology. \u003cbr/\u003e              Honda hopes to present \"a next-generation sports car\" and \"a stylish form of a compact car\" with the concept model. \u003cbr/\u003e              Japanese auto giants, such as Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Honda are among over 150 companies and organisations exhibiting at the annual Tokyo Motor Show.\u003cbr/\u003e              The event opens to the pubic 28 October and runs till 5 November.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Tokyo, Japan - 25 October 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Various of Toyota's Concept-i being unveiled and Didier Leroy, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corp., coming on the stage\u003cbr/\u003e              2. SOUNDBITE (English) Didier Leroy, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corp.:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Akio Toyoda (Toyota President) said those who exceed others in their passion to make ever better society will be the leading player in future mobility.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Various of Concept-i\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Various of GRHV Sports concept\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Various of Fine-Comfort Ride\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE (English) Didier Leroy, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corp.:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"In the world, the development of the infrastructure for the fuel cells or for the charging for the batteries will be developed at different speeds based on the countries, based on the government and strategy and so on and also based on private investment. That means we must be ready for all the different kind of technologies. And at the same time, we know that urban mobility will go probably much faster to pure battery EV, long distance will go probably much faster to fuel cells. So, we must be ready for all the technologies at the same time. And we are developing all the technologies because we want to provide the right car, at the right time, at the right place, everywhere in the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Various of Nissan unveiling IMx zero-emission concept, pan to Nissan executive vice president for global marketing and sales Daniele Schillaci\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniele Schillaci, Nissan executive vice president for global marketing and sales:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This Nissan IMx zero-emission concept is not just an idea. It's our view of future of mobility and not in a distant future, but in the very near future.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Various of IMx zero-emission concept\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Various of Nissan Leaf Nismo concept\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Tokyo, Japan - 23 October 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Setup shot of Hans Greimel, Asia Editor, Automotive News\u003cbr/\u003e              12. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Greimel, Asia Editor, Automotive News\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The Japanese used to be technology leaders, but really what they're finding is that they, like all global makers, are being pressured by new comers, not only from Silicon Valley, but from China. So, they really have to up their game. And, they're stepping into technology areas where they don't have a lot of expertise. We're talking things like robotics, software, artificial intelligence. That's the kind of technology that's gonna be driving the next generation, the future generation of cars and that's where they're really struggling to step up their game.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Tokyo, Japan - 25 October 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Various of Mitsubishi e-EVOLUTION concept\u003cbr/\u003e              14. 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