Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development (TRI-AD), which conducts R&D on automated driving among others and is to be reorganized as the Woven Planet group from 2021, is located in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
This year, TRI-AD received the “Creative Office Award” at the 33rd Nikkei New Office Awards for its creative and innovation-promoting office design. Toyota Times paid a visit to learn about the passions behind the creation of TRI-AD’s ever-evolving advanced office.
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