In order to acquire human resources who will be responsible for software development necessary for the next generation of automobiles such as autonomous driving, automobile manufacturers are moving to establish specialized bases in the city center separately from production plants.
Of these, "SUBARU" opened an office in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo this month to develop AI = artificial intelligence to be installed in cars.
Until now, we have set up a department that handles software development near the production plant in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, and have been developing driving support systems such as automatic braking.
In order to acquire AI specialists who are indispensable for system sophistication, the company wants to hire more than 20 new people in the future with the aim of setting up offices in the city center where there are many IT-related companies and securing excellent human resources. is.
Toru Saito, deputy director of this office, said, "I want to be an option as a place to change jobs for AI specialists."
In addition, Toyota Motors also opened an office of a subsidiary that develops software for automatic driving in Chuo-ku, Tokyo last year, and Mitsubishi Motors also made its R & D base in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture independent in Tokyo. I have moved to.
With the progress of autonomous driving and electrification, the automobile industry is said to be in a period of change once every 100 years, but not only manufacturing but also competition for IT human resources is likely to become active in the future.