Turing’s Co-Founder and CTO Shunsuke Aoki Selected for MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2022”

Turing Inc. (Kashiwa City, Chiba; CEO: Issei Yamamoto; hereinafter referred to as “Turing”) is pleased to announce that Co-Founder and CTO Shunsuke Aoki has been recognized as one of the innovators under 35 who will shape the future at the “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2022” awards, organized by the MIT Technology Review Japan Edition.

About “Innovators Under 35”

“Innovators Under 35” is an international award organized by the MIT Technology Review, a publication of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It’s goal is to discover innovators under age 35 who are taking on global challenges and are expected to shape the future over the next few decades. The award has internationally acclaimed laureates, including Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google) and Mark Zuckerberg, (co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Facebook). The “Innovators Under 35 Japan” is the Japanese edition of this award, held for the third time this year.

This year, 14 awardees were selected from over 350 candidates in fields such as computing/electronics, software, transportation (space development), internet, AI/robotics, telecommunications, energy/sustainability, and biomedical engineering. Awardees from Japan will also be nominated for next year’s global edition.

On December 15th, Shunsuke Aoki will be present the “Innovators Under 35 Japan Summit 2022 in Nihonbashi” at Muromachi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo. The event will be broadcasted online. For more details, please visit the Innovators Under 35 Japan website:
https://events.technologyreview.jp/iu35/

About MIT Technology Review

“MIT Technology Review,” established in 1899 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one of the most historic and prestigious technology publications globally. It counts over 80% of US technology executives and 60% of US executive managers among its readership. The Japanese edition is operated by Kadokawa Ascii Research Institutes, Inc., a subsidiary of KADOKAWA Corporation, under a licensing agreement with Technology Review Inc. since October 2016. Since 2020, it has also published a print version, “MIT Technology Review [Japan Edition].”
https://www.technologyreview.jp/

About Turing

Turing is startup with the stated mission, “We Overtake Tesla.” Their goal is to mass-produce fully autonomous EVs. It was co-founded in 2021 by Issei Yamamoto, developer of the AI shogi program “Ponanza” and a specially-appointed associate professor at Nagoya University, and Shunsuke Aoki, who earned his Ph.D. researching autonomous driving at Carnegie Mellon University. Turing is using deep learning AI technology to create a comprehensive autonomous driving society.

Company Overview

Company Name: Turing Inc.
CEO: Issei Yamamoto
Established: August 2021
Capital: 30 million yen (as of September 2022)
Headquarters: 4th Floor, East Tower, Gate City Osaki, 1-11-2 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Business: Development and manufacturing of fully autonomous EVs
URL: https://tur.ing

Recruitment Information

We are seeking team members to join us in creating fully autonomous driving software and EVs.
Recruitment page: https://tur.ing/jobs

Media Contact

Turing Inc. Public Relations : pr@turing-motors.com