Toyota Starts $1 Billion Center to Develop Cars That Don't Crash
- Former top U.S. military robotics engineer to lead R&D unit
- Toyota's goals: reduce car accidents, make driving accessible
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Toyota Motor Corp. is spending $1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology it needs to make cars that can overcome driver errors and reduce traffic fatalities.
Toyota Research Institute Inc. will pitch in on the safety systems the automaker is developing to curtail car accidents that kill 1.25 million people per year worldwide. The company will also work toward making it easier for elderly drivers to hang onto their keys in aging countries including Japan and the U.S., Toyota’s biggest markets.