Draft:Toyota Research Institute

The Toyota Research Institute is a research and scientific development subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. It is focused on developing technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), vehicular automation, materials science, and robotics.

History
Established by Toyota in 2016, Toyota Research Institute was launched with a $1 billion investment over five years to focus on artificial intelligence and robotics technologies research. The company began operations with Gill Pratt, a roboticist and former official at the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA), as its CEO. Its headquarters is in Los Altos, California, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and formerly in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Akio Toyoda, then President of Toyota, described Toyota Research Institute's launch: "As technology continues to progress, so does our ability to improve products. At Toyota, we do not pursue innovation simply because we can; we pursue it because we should. It is our responsibility to make life better for our customers and society as a whole."

In 2018, Toyota established Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI–AD), an offshoot of Toyota Research Institute in Tokyo, as a joint venture with Denso and Aisin to unify and strengthen Toyota's software for automated driving and safety. In January 2021, TRI–AD expanded and separately established Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (now, Woven by Toyota, Inc.).