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Toyota Tech Talks: Jim Adler on Disruption in the Auto Industry and Investing in Startups

From Intuition Robotics’ social companion robot for older adults to Realtime Robotics’ path planning technology for machine movement in the real world ‒ at Toyota AI Ventures, we look to invest in and help innovative startups around the world that are tackling ambitious problems in artificial intelligence, data/cloud, autonomous mobility, and robotics. Learn more from… Continue reading Toyota Tech Talks: Jim Adler on Disruption in the Auto Industry and Investing in Startups

Building Skills for High-Demand Jobs

SAN ANTONIO (May 15, 2018) – Schools in the greater San Antonio area will soon have additional resources to help prepare youth for the jobs of tomorrow. Toyota USA Foundation, together with Project Lead The Way (PLTW), awarded $400,000 in grants to provide curriculum and teacher professional development focused on computer science, engineering, and biomedical… Continue reading Building Skills for High-Demand Jobs

Surfing the 77 Gigahertz Wave: Our Investment in Metawave

Radar was originally developed for military use in the mid-twentieth century. However, recent advancements in imaging radar technology have opened new applications for the automotive industry, where it’s critical for vehicles using for automated vehicles to “see” in difficult weather conditions — something for which radar is particularly well-suited. Along with cameras and LiDAR, imaging radar will… Continue reading Surfing the 77 Gigahertz Wave: Our Investment in Metawave

Toyota to Invest in ALBERT

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and ALBERT Inc. (ALBERT) announce today that both companies have agreed on a business alliance for big data analysis, mainly in the field of advanced development of automated driving technology, and that Toyota will invest in ALBERT. Toyota’s investment in ALBERT is expected to be in the amount of 400 million… Continue reading Toyota to Invest in ALBERT

Opening in October: Toyota Research Institute Automated Vehicle Test Facility

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is constructing a closed-course test facility to develop automated vehicle technology. Construction permits were filed this week to transform an approximately 60-acre site at Michigan Technical Resource Park (MITRP) in Ottawa Lake. When it becomes operational this October, the new site will be used exclusively by TRI to safely replicate… Continue reading Opening in October:
Toyota Research Institute Automated Vehicle Test Facility

Toyota’s Mississippi Plant Investments in Full Bloom

It is springtime in Blue Springs, and plants―such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi―are growing. During a groundbreaking ceremony for Toyota Mississippi’s new visitor and training center, the company announced it would invest $170 million to build the 12th generation Corolla using Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA).