Human Interactive Driving Division News Today

The international media event at Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA, marked a first for TRI, offering journalists from the US and Europe an opportunity to ride inside its research vehicles and simulators and experience firsthand how TRI is approaching autonomy.

Toyota Research Institute AI Technology: TRI’s Human Interactive Driving (HID) team aims their research not at self-driving robotaxis but rather at active safety, incorporating both high autonomy and high driver engagement. This approach makes driving both safer and more fun – keeping the driver engaged and working with the car as a truly intelligent partner, the company said.

Can autonomous technology be used to teach drivers how to better navigate the world? Toyota thinks so, and it has developed a new vehicle to teach people how to avoid crashing when they hit black ice