Toyotsu Automotive Creation Corporation (TAC), a wholly-own subsidiary of the Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), signed a business agreement with Japan’s largest used vehicle auction provider, USS Co., Ltd. (USS) on installation of undercarriage and wheels imaging system from UVeye, Ltd. (UVeye) of Israel, for which Toyota Tsusho holds sales rights. Trial use of the system will take place in April 2020 at USS’s auction site in Nagoya.
The UVeye system is a unique system which detects vehicle’s anomalies within a few second by 1) scanning and creating 3D images of the undercarriage, body and wheels and then 2) conducting AI-based image analysis. Installation of the UVeye system will increase efficiency of the vehicle inspection, which is commonly done by man in regular practice.
With the trial system operation, USS will obtain high resolution images of vehicles from the system and provide to USS auction members. Based on the results of the trial system operation, TAC and USS will discuss further about installation of the system to USS’s 19 auction sites nationwide.
Additionally, TAC and USS will jointly evaluate and discuss about installation of whole UVeye vehicle inspection system including AI-based image analysis to increase efficiency in vehicle inspection.
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| Center: Dai Seta, President and Representative Director, Chief Operating Officer, USS Co., Ltd. Right: Futoshi Horisaki, Division COO, Global Parts and Logistics Division, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Left: Yoshiyuki Murai, President, Toyotsu Automotive Creation Corporation |
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Undercarriage imaging unit |
Undercarriage image |
Tires and wheels image |
Overview of USS Co., Ltd.
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Company name |
USS Co., Ltd. |
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Location |
Tokai-shi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
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Established |
1980 |
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Capital |
JPY 18,881 million |
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Employees |
Full-time employees: 597; part-time employees: 102 (As of September 30,2019) |
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Representatives |
Chairman and Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer : Yukihiro Ando President and Representative Director, Chief Operating Officer : Dai Seta |
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Business description |
Management of used vehicle auction |
Overview of UVeye Ltd.
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Company name |
UVeye Ltd. |
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Location |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Established |
2016 |
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Capital |
US$35 million |
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Employees |
102 (As of September 30,2019) |
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Representatives |
CEO & Co-Founder Amir Hever |
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Business description |
Development of automatic anomaly detection systems and diagnostic services for vehicles utilizing AI |
Overview of Toyotsu Automotive Creation Corporation
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Company name |
Toyotsu Automotive Creation Corporation |
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Location |
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
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Established |
2009 |
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Capital |
JPY 10 million |
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Employees |
134 (As of April 1,2019) |
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Representatives |
President Yoshiyuki Murai |
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Business description |
Development and sales of automotive genuine parts & genuine accessories |