Turing Launches a Semiconductor Chip and Onboard LLM Accelerator Development Team for Autonomous EV Development
Turing Inc. (Kashiwa City, Chiba; CEO: Issei Yamamoto; hereinafter “Turing”) is developing their own LLM inference accelerators under a five-year development roadmap. The goal of this development is to achieve processing capabilities 500 times greater than the current inference capabilities of SoCs used in autonomous driving. The company will expand their organization and recruit talent with the goal of mass production and sales of fully autonomous EVs by 2030.
Turing is engaged in the research and development of AI, software, and computational infrastructure essential for the realization of fully autonomous driving. By developing and manufacturing next-generation vehicles that integrate software and hardware, we aim to become a leading automaker of the Reiwa era.
Development of Proprietary Semiconductor Chips and Onboard LLM Accelerators
Turing began research and development in a corner of a laboratory in August 2021 and has since grown to become a company led by engineers. Turing announced the world’s first generative AI car design in March 2023 and the world’s first autonomous driving system using an LLM in June 2023.
To advance technology and begin selling fully autonomous EVs by 2030, Turing is developing proprietary semiconductor chips and onboard LLM inference accelerators.
Turing’s Development Structure and Investment in Onboard LLM Accelerators
Turing is focusing on developing hardware controls and manufacturing processes as they research AI and the software required for fully autonomous driving. A dedicated chip will be essential to running multimodal AI models and AI foundational models to create fully autonomous vehicles by 2030.
Turing is currently seeking semiconductor design engineers to create cutting-edge onboard LLM inference accelerators, semiconductor engineers to achieve fully autonomous driving, and engineers who aspire to be world leaders in AI, autonomous driving, and semiconductors.
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://www.turing-motors.com
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