Toyota plans to launch the Arene automotive software platform in 2025

Webmaster's House (ChinaZ.com) January 4 news: According to Nikkei, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor plans to launch its own Arena operating system in 2025, trying to compete with car manufacturers such as Tesla and Volkswagen, as well as technology companies such as Apple and Google.

Toyota aims to be able to apply Thearene to its own cars by 2025 and offers the system to subsidiary Subaru and other start-ups and manufacturers working on electric or self-driving cars, and Toyota is currently considering commercializing the system through licensing.

According to reports, Arene can control the steering wheel, brakes, throttle and other basic elements of driving the car, and also has the management of the safety system and communication information function, all vehicles equipped with the system, regardless of brand, model, can share the function, in addition to online updates, improve software performance.

Toyota faces competition in the operating system space from Volkswagen, which is working on the development of the VW.OS automotive operating system, while Dailem plans to launch the Mercedes-Benz operating operating system on its own cars in 2024.

GM is also developing an operating system that can be instantly updated via the web, and will invest $35 billion by 2025. Tesla is developing software and systems to achieve its self-driving technology goals, and it has the same strategy as Toyota to sell software to other companies.

In addition, apple, Google parent company Alphabet and other technology companies are also trying to introduce a successful model in the field of smartphones into the car manufacturing industry, and Apple is rumored to be developing a self-driving car.