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Human Interactive Driving Intern – Localization and Mapping

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-11-24

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is on a mission to improve the quality of human life through innovative technologies. The internship focuses on developing new perception, modeling, and control methodologies for high-performance driving to enhance vehicle safety and performance capabilities.


Responsibilities

  • Develop novel perception algorithms for high-performance driving
  • Implement, deploy, and evaluate models and algorithms on high-performance cars
  • Present results in verbal and written communications at international conferences and internally

Skills

  • Ph.D. candidate working on related fields: robot perception, computer vision, robot learning, deep learning, or related fields
  • Proficiency in at least one of the following: Python, C++, ROS(2), Pytorch, CUDA, JAX
  • Familiarity in one of the following areas: semantic mapping, SLAM, and foundation models
  • Experience in deploying algorithms on real-world platforms
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills
  • Strong interest in pushing the limits of robot autonomy
  • Strong publication records in top conferences and journals, including RSS, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ICRA, RA-L, NeurIPS, ICLR, etc
  • Publications related to semantic mapping, neural distance fields, Gaussian Splatting
  • Publications related to SLAM, Lidar/Visual Odometry, and Structure from Motion
  • Publications related to foundational models

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid time off benefits
  • Holiday pay
  • Sick time

Company Overview

  • Toyota Research Institute is an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.tri.global.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Toyota Research Institute has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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