By 202 1, 1, the name of TRI-AD was changed to woven? Planet, weaving? Capital is the third subsidiary of this Toyota software company.
Woven it? Capital's investment will mainly focus on growth companies, covering autonomous driving, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analysis, interconnection and smart cities.
The source of this company's project, in addition to the original AI established by Toyota TRI? Beyond adventure, knitting? As a parent fund, capital will also invest in some sub-funds around the world to expand the coverage of the project.
From the perspective of division of labor, TRI's AI? Entrepreneurship mainly covers the initial stage, while weaving? Capital mainly covers the growth period. ?
Toyota directors CDO and ODA? Kuffner, CEO of Planet Company (James? Kuffner) pointed out that based on the company's car OS platform Arene, high-precision map platforms AMP and Woven? Cities, an ambitious plan built by these platforms, need diversified partners and technologies.
The company will join the shuttle weaving on 202 1 1? * * * planet has entered the actual operation state. Woven it? Capital is equivalent to Toyota's software and application eco-investment fund.
In the era of smart cars, the future competition will mainly be the dispute of application ecology. It is smart to build an application ecosystem through strategic investment. ?
At the same time, it is very important for automobile manufacturers to keep in touch with the most advanced technology in the world through financial or strategic investment.
In the past few years, Internet giants Tencent and Ali have operated strategic investment as a very important business, ensuring the competitiveness of the entire ecology, which is a very successful case.
If an automobile company wants to transform into a technology company, it must always be in contact with cutting-edge technologies, control some core technologies and businesses, and enter the matrix at an appropriate time. It can be expected that more large automobile companies will set up their own war investment departments.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.