🚖Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD) Established in Tokyo To Provide Fully-Integrated, Production-Quality Software For Automated Driving
Denso Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota will establish a new company to further accelerate its efforts in automated driving
TRI-AD to be led by Dr. James Kuffner, current Toyota Research Institute CTO
Targeting 1,000 staff, external recruitment, English as business language
Toyota Group companies Aisin and Denso to participate in the capital of TRI-AD and conduct joint development within the start-up
Combined investment of over 300 billion yen
News Release Management Innovation Automated Driving Technology
https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/corporate/21315381.html
Toyota creates AI unit headed by ex-Google robotics specialist- Nikkei Asian Review
Toyota is forming a $2.8-billion company for self-driving research
https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/03/02/toyota-self-driving-car-company-tri-ad/