Toyota Research Institute Boosts Artificial Intelligence Research at University of Michigan

Artificial intelligence is all the buzz in the automotive world. It is set to become an essential element in the self-driving car of the future. Classic Toyota in Waukegan, IL, shares the excitement and delight of what this on-going research will bring to the driving community. Our Toyota dealership is proud of its parent’s commitment to AI research and its effect on the manufacturing of new automobiles.

Recently, the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) committed $22 million investment to begin research collaborations focused on autonomous vehicles and advanced robotics projects with the University of Michigan (U-M). The collaboration between TRI and U-M’s research faculty and students will work to develop new intelligent technologies that will help drivers travel more safely, securely, and efficiently.

Under the agreement, TRI will provide an initial $22 million over four years for research collaborations with the U-M faculty in the areas of enhanced driving safety, partner robotics and indoor mobility, autonomous driving, and student learning and diversity.

The collaboration is an effort to leverage robotics to improve quality of life with the goal of enhancing the safety and efficiency of moving people and goods. The U-M labs push the envelope of what robots can sense and understand about the world, and TRI provides an opportunity to apply these discoveries to real-world products such as its new car lines, including the 2017 Toyota Camry. The challenges that TRI faces with autonomous cars will leverage the U-M labs’ research into complex behaviors, like merging and understanding the intention of other vehicles from their actions.

Both U-M and TRI are eager to work together. For decades, U-M has provided a steady stream of ideas and people to fuel the broad ecosystem of automotive R&D facilities in this region and beyond. U-M looks forward to working more closely with the Toyota brand to spur a new era of innovation that will have worldwide impact.

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