Toyota invests in automotive skynet

Toyota is investing $ 1 billion in a research company that will develop in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics. This initiative is a continuation of the company's future efforts to create futuristic cars of the future, as well as the idea of ​​introducing new technologies into everyday life. One of the goals of the Japanese automotive giant is to create such machines that can prevent driver errors and reduce the number of accidents on the roads.

Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Friday that the company will begin its work in January next year. One branch of the company settles in Silicon Valley near the building of Stanford University, 200 employees will work there. Its second office will be located near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge (MIT).
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Previously, Toyota has already reported that $ 50 million is allocated for the development of artificial intelligence at Stanford and MIT. Now they will add another 1 billion, which will be distributed over five years of work of a research company.

Efforts by Toyota Research Institute Inc. Mainly they will be focused on creating security systems that will help reduce the number of deaths on the roads, which now stands at 1.25 million annually. But besides this, technologies will be developed to make life easier for older drivers, which is especially important for the aging nations of Western Europe and Japan, which is the largest market for Toyota.

“I used to say that if a drone surpasses man-driven cars in a 24-hour race, I will accept fully automated vehicles,” said Akio Toyoda, adding, however, that his views had changed. “A hundred years ago, cars came to replace horses, because people loved them and became interested in them more than horses. One hundred years later, I would like people to still love them. ”

As one of the leading car manufacturers in the world, Toyota already uses modern robotic arms and computers in car manufacturing, which fasten parts and carry out paint work.