Before we get to zombie AVs flooding our city streets, Toyota is teaming up with Babson College in hopes of developing some proactive solutions. The Toyota Mobility Foundation will contribute $2 million to Boston-based Babson to study the problems of local mobility and develop some solutions. Babson, where Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda earned his MBA, is renowned for its entrepreneurship education programs. Starting in fall 2019, Babson will develop new educational courses aimed at addressing the problems of 21st century urban mobility. Toyota and Babson will be developing and testing a range of ideas over the next two years.
Source: Forbes May 10, 2019 00:00 UTC