Toyota is looking to advance its autonomous driving initiatives with the formation of a new organization.
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Toyota Motor Corporation, Aisin and Denso plan to invest more than 300 billion yen in TRI-AD as the three companies want to finalize discussions on what a specific joint development contract will look like.
Dr. James Kuffner, CEO of TRI-AD, believes that finding the right people for a new company is very important.
“Creating quality manufacturing software is a critical success factor for Toyota's automated driving program,” he explained.
The Toyota Research Institute unveiled the 3.0 platform at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Other goals include creating software for the commercialization of software products while strengthening product development efforts with the help of the Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI).
"TRI, TRI-AD and Toyota Motor Corporation will have a streamlined relationship resulting in a fast and truly integrated development model," Toyota said in a statement.
Source: Toyota Motor Corporation.