In an effort to deepen and advance its knowledge in artificial intelligence, DENSO has entered into a technical advisory contract with one of the world’s foremost researchers in computer vision, Carnegie Mellon University Professor Dr. Takeo Kanade. Through this contract, DENSO is looking to advance its artificial intelligence technology and expand its engineering expertise in the areas of advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous drive and the “Internet of Things” (IoT).
Dr. Kanade, a U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor of Robotics and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, will provide technical guidance to DENSO engineers on image recognition and machine learning, and also will speak at lectures and seminars organized by DENSO for a variety of purposes, such as recruiting and relationship building. These activities will be held mostly in Japan.
Dr. Kanade and DENSO have worked together from 2002 to 2009 on joint research of image recognition technology. In addition, he has been a lecturer for DENSO’s high-talent program organized by the DENSO E&TS Training Center.
DENSO said it expects to use artificial intelligence technology in more areas of its business. Currently, it uses machine learning in its sensing technologies and applies them to its sensing products.
DENSO has developed technologies and products to help create a society free from road traffic accidents. Based on its accumulated technologies, DENSO says it will continue to contribute to building a safe and secure automotive society for all people around the world, not just for drivers and pedestrians.
