Toyota will deliver a homegrown operating system with one of its best-selling vehicles by next March, in a bid by the world’s largest carmaker to catch up with Tesla and Chinese rivals’ software lead.
The in-house system, known as Arene, will provide over-the-air updates to help drivers with manoeuvres such as lane keeping and parking, as well as multimedia and entertainment features. It will debut in the next-generation RAV4 sport utility vehicle.
The software platform is central to Toyota’s efforts to lay the groundwork for autonomous driving,