With more than 43 million people in the U.S. now 65 and older, and 10,000 more hitting that mark every day, aging Americans are a natural target market for self-driving vehicles.
Gill Pratt still vividly remembers encountering the aftermath of a collision between a boy on a bicycle and a car as he walked home from elementary school in Springfield, New Jersey.
The research institute will focus on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology Toyota needs to make cars that can overcome driver errors and reduce traffic fatalities.