Logistics in the virtual world: how Toyota is using AR/VR in training and logistics centres
Dave Kleiner, from Toyota’s Applied Technology Research Lab, explains the technology and benefits of immersive training and digital twins for the carmaker’s logistics operations.
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In conversation with Dave Kleiner, manager immersive technology, Toyota North America.
Toyota North America has combined IT expertise with logistics knowhow to help staff learn how to handle and accessorise new models coming through its vehicle preparation centres, including the use of Microsoft-based augmented reality goggles to aid with training. For Dave Kleiner, it’s important to note that the carmaker’s Applied Technology Research Lab is not just for research, but for real applications, including for digital twin representations for key facilities that are not open to the public. That includes a digital twin representation that showcases electricity and hydrogen fuel infrastructure at the port of Long Beach.