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Autonomous EV Developer Turing Files Two Patents for Autonomous DrivingEnhancing their patent strategy to achieve fully autonomous driving

Turing Inc. (Kashiwa City, Chiba; CEO: Issei Yamamoto; hereinafter “Turing”), a company committed to the development and sales of fully autonomous electric vehicles, has filed two patents: one for a system that combines lightweight and large-scale models to achieve rapid vehicle control and complex situation assessment, and another for an autonomous driving input/output system using language models.

Combining Lightweight and Large-Scale Models for Rapid Vehicle Control and Complex Situation Assessment

Invention Title: Information Processing Device and Program
Background and Overview:

  • Achieving fully autonomous driving requires a balance of rapid vehicle control and the correct interpretation of complex situations.
  • This patent combines a “comprehensive large-scale model that makes decisions based on human natural language instructions and background knowledge” and a “lightweight (fast) model that understands and can make inferences from sensor data.” The latter follows the instructions of the former to operate the vehicle, thus achieving autonomous driving.
  • This system was inspired by the “Navigator-Driver model” of rally car races, where the Navigator (large-scale model) conveys route and road shape information to the Driver (lightweight model) who actually drives.
  • This mechanism is the foundation of Turing’s strategy to achieve fully autonomous driving.

Reference: Turing’s complete autonomous driving strategy using the base model (https://zenn.dev/turing_motors/articles/bd575a1097a266)

Autonomous Driving Input/Output System Using a Language Model

Invention Title: Information Processing Device, Method, and Program
Background and Overview:

  • Achieving fully autonomous driving requires a vehicle to understand the surrounding environment as well as or better than humans.
  • Humans use language to understand driving situations from visual cues (e.g., when seeing a car in front of them signaling, a human might think, “That car is signaling, it must be trying to turn”).
  • This patent involves a system in which the vehicle analyzes images captured by onboard cameras in real-time and communicates the situation or recommendations to the driver through natural language.
  • Turing’s goal is to develop an AI capable of making judgments on par with or better than humans to achieve full autonomous driving. This invention is a critical component technology that uses language to describe situations.

Many technological developments will be required to achieve fully autonomous driving. Turing continues to invest in technology, from foundational research to product implementation, and will continue to enhance its patent strategy accordingly.

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://www.turing-motors.com/jobs

Media Contact

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