tem for cooperation with taxis by fiscal year 2026 (ending in March 2027). This project will be led by BOLDLY Inc. (Minato Ward, Tokyo), an autonomous driving service subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. entrusted by the Kumamoto City, in cooperation with TaKuRoo (Nishi Ward, Kumamoto City), Tier IV, Inc. (Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), Sumitomo, and Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Company, Limited (SMAS, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) to engage in technology provisio...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/28

and Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. In Hitachi City, the company will jointly verify a technology that improves the continuity of video transfer used for safe autonomous driving and remote monitoring on narrow roads, with Michinori Holdings, Inc. (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) and Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) for about a month from December. In Komatsu City, NEC will jointly verify a high-efficiency communication technology for h...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/29

at can drive fully autonomously under specific conditions. The service will begin in FY 2025. Based on Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Yamaha Motor)'s Land Car, the company will develop fleet and service management systems utilizing Aisan Technology Co., Ltd. (Aisan Technology) and Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture) technology. The cars will be equipped with LiDARs (LiDARs and laser scanners), millimeter-wave sensors, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/23

KINTO to start offering PHVs as subscription service KINTO Corporation (KINTO, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), a Toyota group fixed-price car subscription service provider, announced that it will start offering plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV) in early August. By expanding its service lineup, it aims to secure new subscribers. KINTO will start providing the new service by first offering four PHV models, the Crown Sport, Prius, Harrier, and Lexus NX. (F...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/17

Tier IV raises JPY 8.5 billion from Isuzu, Suzuki, and others Tier IV, Inc. (Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) announced that it has raised a total of JPY 8.5 billion from companies including Isuzu Motors Limited and Suzuki Motor Corporation as an additional fund under its “Series B” funding. With a total of JPY 20.7 billion under the Series B funding, Tier IV has raised a total of JPY 38.1 billion so far. The additional fund will be used to accele...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/24

KINTO starts to sell eight Subaru car models On May 16, Subaru Corporation (Subaru) started the sales of eight Subaru vehicle models including the “Levorg Layback” and “BRZ” through KINTO Co., Ltd. (KINTO, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City). Subaru aims to win new customers, such as young customers, by widening purchase options. The vehicles are offered with two plan options: an “initial fee-free plan” with no initial cost, and a “cancella...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/17

KINTO to establish new support desk to strengthen acquisition of corporate customers KINTO Corporation (KINTO, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), a Toyota group fixed-price car subscription service provider, will open a window for corporate customers as early as mid-2024. While KINTO’s main customers are individuals, the company has received increasing inquiries from companies, and applications for the subscription of the “Alphard” and “Vellfir...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/28

Tier IV raises fund from Taisei for development of autonomous driving technology Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) announced that it has implemented a new capital increase through a third-party allotment of shares to Taisei Corporation. Tier IV’s project has also been selected as a “deep-tech startups support program” of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The company will utiliz...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/14

Tier IV to jointly develop AI semiconductor technology with Denso and OTSL Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) announced that it will work toward the development and popularization of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors with a focus on autonomous driving applications. Tier IV will jointly develop AI semiconductors with Denso Corporation (Denso), and OTSL Inc. (Higashi Ward, Nagoya City) with a grant from Japan’s New Ene...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/06

Autonomous driving software firm Tier IV to prioritize achieving “growth with profit” on three pillars, including operation contracts An autonomous driving software company, Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture) unveiled its future business strategy. From 2026 to 2028, the company plans to boost its revenue severalfold from the current JPY 2 billion on three business pillars: autonomous driving vehicle developm...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/25

Tier IV starts providing new platform for development of autonomous driving system Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) announced that it has started to provide a new “Edge.Auto” autonomous driving system development platform. The Edge.Auto offers various solutions from individual hardware such as automotive cameras to integrated autonomous driving systems. It combines the sensors, computers, and software programs that have a t...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/22

ervice. Subaru is aiming to acquire new customers mainly of younger generations through the service. Available models will be announced when the service starts. Subaru will increase the number of available models after that and consider setting a Kinto dedicated grade. Subaru and Kinto Corporation (Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) entered into a business alliance in July 2023. They aim to explore demand among consumers who do not see car ownership as ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/15

Tier IV and Willers form partnership to implement autonomous bus service in society Tier IV, Inc. (Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City) and Willers Inc. (Willers, Kita Ward, Osaka City) announced that they have agreed to form a partnership toward implementing a mobility service using an autonomous driving system. Tier IV will provide an autonomous vehicle equipped with system technologies that enable Level 4 autonomous driving (fully autonomous driving un...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/30

Mitsubishi Electric and others to conduct autonomous driving test in Mie Prefecture, Japan A group of 9 parties, including Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric), Aisan Technology Co., Ltd., Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd., and Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, announced that they will jointly conduct an autonomous driving demonstration test in Kuwana City from the end of November. They will veri...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/30

Tier IV and Tonox to collaborate on production of Level 4 autonomous commercial vehicles Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), announced that it has started collaboration with Tonox Co., Ltd. (Tonox, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture), a vehicle body maker, for the volume production of commercial vehicles equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving function (fully autonomous driving under certain conditions). Tonox will develop auto...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/26

Mr. Osaki as Subaru president; motivated to build new brand and move forward without losing brand’s values On March 3, Subaru announced that Atsushi Osaki, 60, director and senior managing executive officer, will be promoted to president after the shareholders' meeting in June 2023. President Tomomi Nakamura, 63, will become chairman without representation rights. Until now, Subaru's president has been in the sales field, but he will appoint a ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/06

NTT East and others start testing simultaneous remote autonomous driving of multiple vehicles using 5G On December 15, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT East) started a joint demonstration test for simultaneous remote autonomous driving of multiple vehicles by utilizing “local 5G” next-generation communication systems with Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), KDDI Corporation (KDDI) and Narita International ...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/19

Kinto to update vehicle with OTA; launching subscription exclusive model for new Prius On December 7, Kinto Corporation (Kinto; Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), a Toyota Group affiliated company that provides car subscription (flat-rate usage) services, announced that it will provide Kinto Unlimited services which includes free software updates for the new Prius model. Toyota will set a subscription-only grade for the Prius. It will also have an app ...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/08

Bridgestone to accelerate development of autonomous driving technology with Tier IV Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) to strengthen the development of autonomous driving technology jointly with Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), the developer of autonomous driving software, Autoware. The two companies will first develop a technology that detects road surface conditions and reflects them in autonomous driving control. Bridges...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/22

ses from companies such as Germany's Siemens, Schuler, and KUKA.6) Cooperated with 15 iconic car designers, including former BMW Chief Designer Anders Warming, former Audi Head of Design Walter De Silva, former Mercedes-Benz Senior Designer Andre Frey, and former Nissan Chief Creative Officer Shiro Nakamura, to form a car design alliance. From a Hengchi press release...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/20