James Kuffner

Senior Fellow @ToyotaMotorCorp, educator, founder, angel investor. I love Science & Future Tech • AI • Smart Cars • Cloud Robotics | All tweets my own.

[James Kuffner @james_kuffner]

Next month, after five incredible years building @Woven_Toyota, I will step down as CEO and take on a new role as Senior Fellow at @ToyotaMotorCorp contributing to the new Software Development Center.
To all of my amazing colleagues at Woven by Toyota - thank you so much!

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I am excited to be an angel investor in @mujin_global Series C, a company revolutionizing intelligent industrial robotics, and co-founded by my incredibly talented former CMU PhD student, Rosen Diankov. Congratulations Rosen and the entire Mujin team!

https://t.co/40LnbJY6Fc

[James Kuffner @james_kuffner]

Whenever someone mentions things like ChatGPT becoming sentient, please remember:

"Chatting and Thinking are NOT the same."

AI systems & LLMs based on ML systems primarily reflect back the data they are given as input.

The old adage "Garbage In - Garbage Out" still applies.

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I am thrilled to welcome @JohnAbsmeier as Woven Planet CTO. His proven leadership, and extensive automotive, technology, and business experience will accelerate our development of advanced mobility products and services. Welcome John!
https://t.co/rVFRr0sUF3

[James Kuffner @james_kuffner]

It is hard to believe that #WovenCity construction began one year ago today.

[Woven by Toyota @Woven_Toyota]

Join us in celebrating the 1st anniversary of the #WovenCity!🎉 In just 45 seconds you can see the entire year of progress in the city here!

🗻Learn more about Woven City:
https://t.co/7UN0qCX5Tv

#WovenPlanet

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@riverakiradavis @business There is so much work to do as Woven Planet is just getting started, but I am grateful to the Bloomberg team for this honor. Thank you!

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Thanks to The Urbanist for inviting me to participate in a podcast to discuss the Toyota Woven City project:

Woven City - The Urbanist on @monocle24 https://t.co/jq5DiC42l2

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Mount Fuji seen from the International Space Station.

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Finally some rational, scientific discourse around the current technology and innovation needed to secure a sustainable energy future from Dr. Gill Pratt.

Bottom line: Lithium and Hydrogen (batteries and fuel cells) are complementary and both important!

https://t.co/viFiP399if

[James Kuffner @james_kuffner]

Congrats to the Woven Capital team for their investment and partnership with @2150VC!

[Woven by Toyota @Woven_Toyota]

#WovenCapital invests in @2150VC, an urban climate technology VC to support innovations that will sustainably transform cities. This partnership will help us create a better, healthier planet for everyone.

📰View our exciting news release:
https://t.co/04dIU9yX3p

#WovenPlanet

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(More) Straight Talk About Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Strategy by Gill Pratt https://t.co/BRjn1GUTKT

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@jessica_mummert Thank you for being a Toyota customer. Where are you stationed? What type of car (model+year) and where did you purchase the car? Is there a dealership near you?

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TRI's CEO Gill Pratt on achieving carbon-neutrality:

https://t.co/cyJmZ1um03

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Welcome @CARMERA to the @WovenPlanet family!

[Woven by Toyota @Woven_Toyota]

Exciting announcement📢! #WovenPlanet announced the acquisition of #CARMERA, a U.S.-based spatial AI company. With this, we will further #WovenAlpha’s #AutomatedMappingPlatform, #AMP initiative.

📌View our news release:
https://t.co/Ukdwb7S5D8

[James Kuffner @james_kuffner]

I am thrilled that Sinead Kaiya has joined Woven Planet as our new global COO. Welcome @SineadKaiya !

[Woven by Toyota @Woven_Toyota]

#WovenPlanet is delighted to announce that as of July 1, 2021, we have added a new #COO, @SineadKaiya to our executive team! With Sinead’s leadership, Woven Planet can expand and accelerate its current and future work globally.

💡Find out more about her:
https://t.co/Y7zIDSWuM7

[Toyota Europe @toyota_europe]

#ToyotaMirai breaks the #FCEV distance #worldrecord driving more than 1000km with one fill of #hydrogen 👏👏👏
👉 https://t.co/Wsa12p5Bvh

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@JohnGoreham does a great job of dispelling myths and explaining some of the advantages of the latest PHEVs that will only get better with improved battery tech.

https://t.co/rNwGKthFor

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I am absolutely thrilled to announce that the Lyft Level5 team will be joining the Woven Planet family. Welcome Level5 members!

https://t.co/RN47ldyku7

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Excited to see this promising research progress in improving clean production and storage of renewable energy with solar-powered hydrogen generation.

https://t.co/f1hMkxQ1Nx

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Are you an ML expert with innovative ideas on how to improve monocular depth estimation? Enter TRI's DDAD Challenge!

[Toyota Research Institute (TRI) @ToyotaResearch]

Are you looking for a Challenge? Join TRI's Dense Depth for Autonomous Driving (DDAD) Challenge! The purpose of the competition is to push the boundary of what is possible with monocular depth estimation. Learn more at https://t.co/Bc9UQzr65P