#114 – Derek Caveney | Toyota – ADAS and ADS Systems Designed with Safety as the Priority

Derek Caveney is a senior executive engineer in the Integrated Vehicle Systems (IVS) division at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) R&D in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Key topics in this conversation include:

• The differences between ADAS and ADS systems optimized for convenience vs. optimized for safety
• How to develop ADAS and ADS systems with safety as the priority
• Toyota’s Teammate system
• The possibility to customize ADAS and ADS systems for specific drivers
• How ADAS and ADS systems can improve fuel economy and sustainability

Links:

• Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/DerekCaveney
• Toyota IVS Page: Integrated Vehicle Systems (IVS) - AMRD (toyota.com)
• Toyota AMRD Site: AMRD Home - AMRD (toyota.com)

Derek’s Bio

Derek Caveney is a senior executive engineer in the Integrated Vehicle Systems (IVS) division at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) R&D in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he supports the global development of automated and connected driving technologies for safety, comfort and fuel-efficiency applications.

He joined Toyota in 2005 as a senior research scientist.

Caveney has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineering since 2007 and represents Toyota at the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium under SAE-ITC. In 2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed him to serve a three-year term on the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Applied Mathematics from Queen’s University, Kingston, in Canada, in 1999 and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.

Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota’s 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company’s 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.

For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.

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