Toyota Takes a Special Route To Autonomous Driving With Independent Updates Toyota has presented its new Advanced Drive system. Its self-driving technology initially relies on security, but can be made more independent with updates. Advertisement Toyota president Akio Toyoda has been driving the conversion of the car manufacturer into a software-driven mobility company since he took office in 2009. This Thursday, an important technological step for the realization of his project followed. The world's largest car manufacturer presented its first two vehicles, the built-in technology of which s...