Announced details
Construction, logistics and labor-saving, and environmental applications; research and development, testing and evaluation of trailers, special-purpose vehicles, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks
Applying, within the test building, concentrated loads equivalent to those incurred during extended periods of actual driving, with the aim of improving quality and significantly shortening the durability evaluation period
The Company is the operating entity. The center is the Group's core research and development hub.
56-4 Yamanokami, Mifune-cho, Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Based on the Company's research (as of August 2026, regarding the claims that this is the first such introduction in Japan and Japan's first road simulator)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group Technical Center; large-scale road simulator |
| Relationship with the Company | The Company is the operating entity. The center is the Group's core research and development hub. |
| Launch date | Full-scale operations began in August 2026 (actual); the road simulator is scheduled to begin operations in April 2027 |
| Applicable area | Construction, logistics and labor-saving, and environmental applications; research and development, testing and evaluation of trailers, special-purpose vehicles, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks |
| Location | 56-4 Yamanokami, Mifune-cho, Toyota, Aichi Prefecture |
| Location scale | Site area: 174,205.63 m² (project area); buildable site area: 49,374.03 m²; total floor area: 5,582.06 m²; building footprint: 4,822.37 m²; test course: 50 m wide and 600 m long; special test track: 100 m long; maximum staffing: 70 engineers |
| Quantitative Effects | Applying, within the test building, concentrated loads equivalent to those incurred during extended periods of actual driving, with the aim of improving quality and significantly shortening the durability evaluation period |
| Source | Based on the Company's research (as of August 2026, regarding the claims that this is the first such introduction in Japan and Japan's first road simulator) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To consolidate the facilities, personnel and expertise needed to conduct processes from prototyping through testing and evaluation in one location, thereby improving the quality and speed of research and development. The center will also address social challenges in the logistics, construction and environmental sectors, including transportation capacity shortages, rising costs, decarbonization and natural disasters.