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Toyota Motor Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) have announced a joint initiative to develop mobility and AI/telecommunications technologies aimed at creating a society with zero traffic accidents. The collaboration will focus on developing the necessary infrastructure and technologies to advance driving support and automated driving systems.
Key Highlights:
- Development of a Mobility AI Platform combining telecommunications, AI, and computing.
- Joint investment of 500 billion yen by 2030.
- Focus on infrastructure cooperation, Software Defined Vehicles (SDV), and data-driven safety.
- Collaboration with industry, government, and academic partners for widespread adoption.
The two companies share common values in their mission to contribute to society through technological innovation, a people-centered approach, and global advancements starting in Japan. This partnership aims to deepen the collaboration to achieve a “society with zero traffic accidents” as a step towards a prosperous mobility society where safety and freedom coexist.
To achieve this, both Toyota and NTT are working on a strategy that links people, vehicles, and infrastructure. This approach goes beyond improving vehicle technology alone and includes a robust infrastructure-cooperative model. Driving support technologies will be advanced using data-driven methods, while future automated driving technologies are also under development.
Toyota’s development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) is central to this effort, placing safety and security at the forefront. For these vehicles to operate efficiently, Toyota and NTT recognize the importance of building an integrated infrastructure, which includes high-speed, high-quality communication systems, AI for processing vast amounts of data, and computing resources.
In this collaboration, NTT’s telecommunications expertise will merge with Toyota’s automotive technologies to develop a Mobility AI Platform. This platform aims to create a seamless communication infrastructure capable of intelligently processing large data volumes, connecting people, vehicles, and infrastructure to create a safe, secure, and sustainable mobility society.
The Mobility AI Platform will feature multiple components including distributed computing, intelligent communication infrastructure, and an AI platform. The platform’s goal is to standardize mobility and ensure it can be utilized by various partners in industry, government, and academia, supporting the vision of zero traffic accidents.
The initiative will see a joint investment of 500 billion yen by 2030. Development of the Mobility AI Platform is set to begin in 2025, with social implementation and wider industry collaboration expected from 2028 onwards. The ultimate goal is to achieve widespread adoption by 2030.
Toyota and NTT’s partnership also involves building a three-pronged infrastructure aimed at eliminating collisions in hazardous areas, such as blind intersections. This includes the development of advanced driving support systems that utilize AI to learn autonomously from extensive driving data.
The Mobility AI Platform is set to include a distributed computing platform using data centers that analyze vast data volumes using AI. Located in areas rich in renewable energy, these centers will also promote local production and consumption of electricity, supporting greener energy use.
Additionally, an intelligent communication infrastructure will be established to ensure reliable, low-latency communications across different traffic environments, while an AI platform will be developed to learn and infer from various mobility data.
This initiative by Toyota and NTT represents a step forward in achieving a sustainable and accident-free mobility society, utilizing cutting-edge AI, communications, and infrastructure development.
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