A global webinar – ‘Exploring the Future’ – will outline Toyota’s vision for the future of hydrogen-powered mobility when it airs on August 23, 2018, at 19.30 AEST hosted by New Scientist magazine.
Four experts have been invited by the publication to participate in a panel discussion on future technologies including Matt MacLeod, Toyota Australia’s engineer and manager of advanced technical vehicles.
On the agenda will be technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, renewable energy and data mining, all of which are expected to change the way we live by 2030.
Mr MacLeod currently heads Toyota Australia’s hydrogen fuel cell activities as the company aims to find ways to integrate the technology into the plans for electric mobility products of the future.
Hydrogen is being explored as a potential alternative source of energy which could power electric cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles with the only by-product produced being water vapour.
"Hydrogen has the potential to truly be a game-changer for our economy and society as a whole, through fuel cells for mobility and power and as a method of energy storage.
There are still plenty of challenges, especially in terms of refuelling infrastructure, but Toyota sees a future where battery and fuel cell powered electric vehicles are sold as complementary technologies," Mr MacLeod said.
The webinar will be chaired by Alice Klein with a panel consisting of Matt MacLeod, Salah Sukkarieh (Professor of robotics and intelligent systems at the University of Sydney), Lachlan McCalman ( a machine learning engineer) and Brad Yelland (Director of engineering and technology at BAE Systems Australia).
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