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Turing
Tokyo-based developer of end-to-end generative-AI full self-driving ('We Overtake Tesla'), targeting camera-first Level 5 systems for consumer vehicles and robotaxis with commercial launch targeted for 2028. Achieved Japan's first real-time autonomous driving on public roads using a VLA model (March 2026) and released the RACER causal-reasoning dataset and DriveTiTok tokenizer. Backed by JIC, Global Brain, Denso and AMD Ventures; diversifying training compute onto AMD GPUs.
HeadquartersTokyo, JP
Founded2021
Corporate funding$178M
TeamNot listed
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typePhysical AI software
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries A (JPY 15.27B / $98.6M first tranche incl. debt)
FoundersIssei Yamamoto (CEO), Shunsuke Aoki (Co-founder)
Regions servedAsia
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
LinkedInNot listed
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series A ext
Round sourceSeries A (tranche 1)
JIC Venture Growth Investments, Global Brain, Denso, GMO Internet Group
Round sourceInvestors on recordJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsGlobal BrainDensoGMO Internet GroupAMD VenturesMizuho Bank (debt)
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2026-07-06Self-driving startup Turing gets AMD backing and adopts AMD GPUs ↗The Japan Times
2026-03-26Achieved Japan's first real-time autonomous driving on public roads using a VLA modelTuring Inc.
2025-11-17Closed first tranche of Series A: JPY 15.27B (~$98.6M) equity and debt co-led by JIC Venture Growth and Global BrainThe Bridge
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Source ledger
3 unique public sources
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Turing Completes $174MM Series A Round, $79MM raised in the extension roundTuring · retrieved 2026-07-05
02Turing Raises ¥15.27 Billion in Series AThe Bridge · retrieved 2026-07-05
03Turing Achieves Japan's First Real-Time Autonomous Driving on Public Roads Using a VLA ModelTuring Inc. · retrieved 2026-07-05