CEO, April 1

7:30 p.m.

KERA TV

Jim Lentz tells how the world’s top automaker is consolidating operations to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas – scheduled for completion in early 2017. Learn how the design of the campus aims to promote social interaction with a focus on collaborative work. Lentz shares lessons learned when Toyota faced critical safety concerns with cars suddenly accelerating. See how automakers plan to use advancing technology to dramatically reduce accident rates and extend drive time for an aging population.

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