NEXTY Electronics took part in the Autonomous Minicar Battle on November 26 (Sunday) at the Waku-Waku World event jointly held by the Toyota Engineering Society* and the Toyota Making Things Festival at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota City.

The developed minicar equipped with NVIDIA’s^® Jetson™ edge AI computer

The autonomous minicar battle is an event in which teams program their car and line up to race for top spot while detecting obstacles and their opponents’ cars using sensors installed on the minicar. NEXTY Electronics developed a minicar powered by NVIDIA’s^® Jetson™ edge AI computer and participated in the unrestricted category of the event.

Bringing together knowledge and expertise from within the Company, the six-member team carefully prepared for the race, even going so far as to practice driving on a test track. On the day of the event, the NEXTY Electronics team fine-tuned the program and car for optimal performance around the course prepared at the venue. As a result, they finished 5th out of 12 teams in Time Attack which was the first round of the main tournament and were able to advance to the semi-finals in the subsequent rounds.

NEXTY Electronics will continue to actively incorporate the latest technologies to help solve customer issues.

* This organization is made up of volunteer employees working at Toyota Motor Corporation. It was established in 1947 with the aim of improving the technology and skills of its members, fostering friendships, and contributing to the development of technical fields in various businesses. It has about 24,000 members.

The minicar is able to be driven while detecting obstacles with its built-in sensors

A total of 12 teams competed in the finals