{"id":2792,"date":"2023-08-03T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T04:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2023-08-03T12:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T04:27:12","slug":"toyota-is-using-ai-to-design-better-cars-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2792","title":{"rendered":"Toyota is using AI to design better cars faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/896\/500\/toyota-ai-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-b8a95802> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802>Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime<\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802>The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is all-new and more stylish than any version of the model before it. Fox News Digital Autos Editor Gary Gastelu reviews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Toyota is brining artificial intelligence deeper into the car design process.<\/p>\n<p>   <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The automaker has developed a new algorithm that can help develop new vehicle designs quicker than traditional processes.<\/p>\n<p>The system allows engineers and designers to upload sketches, then use text-based prompts to ask the system to optimize them within various engineering constraints.<\/p>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Generative AI tools are often used as inspiration for designers, but cannot handle the complex engineering and safety considerations that go into actual car design,&#8221; explained Avinash Balachandran, director of the Toyota Research Institute&#8217;s (TRI) Human Interactive Driving division.<\/p>\n<p><!--&gt;  \n\n<p>CALIFORNIA'S LIGHTNING MOTORCYCLES IS BUILDING \u2018ORGANIC\u2019 BIKES WITH AI<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/toyota-ai.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"toyota ai computer\"> \n\n<p data-v-1fd77e21>Toyota's new system speeds up the design process. (Toyota)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"This technique combines Toyota\u2019s traditional engineering strengths with the state-of-the-art capabilities of modern generative AI.\"<\/p>\n\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/toyota-ai-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"toyota ai iterations\"> \n\n<p data-v-1fd77e21>The algorithm can optimize a design based on specific parameters. (Toyota)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designers can enter commands like \"show me futuristic sleek variations of my design while minimizing drag\" and get several iterations in a fraction of the amount of time it would usually take to apply \"optimization theory.\"<\/p>\n\n-->  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reducing drag is critical for improving the aerodynamics of BEVs to maximize their range,&#8221; said Takero Kato, Toyota&#8217;s battery electric vehicle factory president.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p>Virtually any performance metric or constraint can be set for optimization, including chassis and cabin dimensions. Designers use the feedback to massage the final shape of the vehicle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--&gt;   --> <!--&gt; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/toyota-ai-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"toyota car design\"> \n\n<p data-v-1fd77e21>Designers use the feedback to finalize a vehicle's shape. (Toyota)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"TRI is harnessing the creative power of AI to amplify automobile designers and engineers,\" said Charlene Wu, senior director of TRI\u2019s Human-Centered AI Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toyota released two technical papers through Cornell University that explain how the system can be used in further detail.<\/p>\n\n-->   <!--&gt; --> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is all-new and more stylish than any version of the model before it. 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