Toyota and Nvidia have expanded their partnership to develop physical AI technologies spanning next-generation vehicles, manufacturing, robotics and urban infrastructure.
The companies said the collaboration builds on an agreement announced last year under which Toyota will develop next-generation vehicles with advanced driver-assistance capabilities using the Nvidia DRIVE AGX in-vehicle computing platform and the safety-certified Nvidia DriveOS operating system.
The broader partnership will see Toyota deploy Nvidia’s accelerated computing, AI software and simulation technologies across multiple areas of its business, including vehicle development, software engineering, factory operations and intelligent transportation systems.
“Physical AI will bring intelligence to every moving machine from cars, robots and trucks to the cities and factories they operate in,” said Rishi Dhall, vice president of automotive at Nvidia.
“Together, Toyota and Nvidia are building the AI infrastructure for a new era of mobility, where vehicles can become more autonomous, manufacturing more AI-defined and urban environments more intelligent, responsive and safe.”
One area of focus is advanced driver-assistance systems. Toyota says its future vehicles will offer Level 2++ functionality designed to provide more intelligent, context-aware driving while maintaining the company’s safety standards.
Beyond vehicle development, Toyota is using Nvidia AI models to accelerate software engineering. The automaker has developed a MISRA-compliant AI coding assistant based on Nvidia Megatron-LM and Nvidia Nemotron to help engineers generate, review and validate safety-critical automotive software more efficiently while meeting industry compliance requirements.
Toyota is also extending AI into its manufacturing operations through factory simulation. Using Nvidia Omniverse libraries and the Nvidia Isaac Sim robotics simulation framework, the company is creating digital twins of production environments to simulate robot movements, optimize manufacturing workflows and reduce downtime before deploying changes on factory floors.
The partnership also includes urban mobility technologies through Woven by Toyota, the automaker’s mobility technology subsidiary.
Woven has developed a multimodal vision-language model using Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs and Megatron-Core to analyze urban traffic conditions. The model is intended to interpret real-world environments, anticipate changing traffic situations and support decision-making across transportation and city infrastructure systems.
The expanded collaboration reflects both companies’ broader focus on applying AI beyond autonomous vehicles to connected manufacturing, robotics and intelligent urban environments.
