T-Hive

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2021: Creation of an unmanned vehicle software company

At the end of April 2021, car parts manufacturer Toyota Industries, which, along with auto giant Toyota Motor, is part of the Toyota group, announced the creation of a new T-Hive company. It will specialize in the development of software for unmanned vehicles.

According to the press service of Toyota Industries, the created company will act as a center of expertise, within the framework of which software products, partnership transactions and innovations of subsidiaries Toyota L & F, Toyota Material Handling, Toyota Material Handling Europe, Raymond, Bastian Solutions and Vastian Solutions will be combined.

Toyota Industries has formed an unmanned vehicle software company

The new company is registered in Holland. Its CEO is Léon Jansen. T-Hive will focus on creating a unified management system for all Toyota Industries Corporation self-driving machines, such as automated forklifts (AGF), automated vehicles (AGV) and autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The combined portfolio of solutions will be presented at logistics enterprises around the world, which will allow Toyota Industries customers to freely move, store and distribute goods throughout the supply chain, the press release said.

The new portfolio will consist of existing solutions within the framework of Toyota Industries, ensuring that our regular customers can benefit throughout the automation path, "said Yojiro Mizuno, Senior Executive Director of Toyota Industries.

Another executive director of Norio Wakabayashi added that against the background of growing demand for software development in all sectors, attracting talented specialists is becoming a global problem.

Our new company T-Hive will create opportunities for collaboration in the network of Toyota Industries Group. This decision emphasizes the desire of Toyota Industries to remain a leading player in the market of autonomous machines and related investments, he said.[1]

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