Refining with artificial intelligence
Toyota is getting a new ’employee’ in the design department. The Japanese have developed a digital design assistant that uses AI to adapt basic designs to numerous requirements.
It is becoming increasingly clear that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a significant role in our lives, both in front of and behind the scenes. Car manufacturers are already experimenting with it. For example, Mercedes-Benz wants to integrate AI chatbot ChatGPT into the voice assistant, Jaguar Land Rover wants to use it to tailor its cars to the state of mind of the driver and Renault recently had AI sketch a few special Twingos. The latter came somewhat close to what Toyota is going to do now, only Toyota’s approach is much more serious.
Toyota Research Institute has developed a digital tool to support the design department. In short, it works as follows: the designer enters a sketch, informs the program which requirements the car must meet, for example in terms of dimensions and interior space, and then asks it to make the whole as aerodynamic as possible, for example. Also, for example, an SUV-like can be proposed based on a design that is actually intended for a lower car. Subsequently, a few suggestions roll out and the designer can continue on that basis.
Take your pick.
Sounds handy, right? The Experimental Design Studio of Toyota immediately took a sketch and developed it with the help of AI into a somewhat more realistic overall picture. We see a flashy two-door with a Prius-like nose, which still looks somewhat extreme in terms of proportions despite the interference of AI. Anyway, the idea is clear.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl