Woven by Toyota has joined Carnegie Mellon University's WebAssembly Research Center as an advisory sponsor, effective April 1, 2024.

Established in 2018, Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. The company creates and manages the software for Toyota's vehicle operating system and automated driving and safety features. Woven by Toyota is grounded in Toyota's vision for a mobility society, which focuses on people, extending the value of the car, expanding mobility into new realms and integrating mobility with social systems.

"I'm thrilled to welcome Woven by Toyota to the WebAssembly Research Center," said WRC Director Ben Titzer, a principal researcher in CMU's Software and Societal Systems Department. "Their domain of expertise in deeply embedded systems represents an exciting new direction for applications of WebAssembly's unique security and portability story and opens up fruitful new avenues for research collaboration."

As a WRC advisory sponsor, Woven by Toyota gains access to WRC research, events and training. They'll also have opportunities to recruit students, membership in the WRC Advisory Committee and the ability to participate in quarterly direction meetings.

"We are delighted to collaborate with the WRC," said JF Bastien, distinguished engineer at Woven by Toyota. "Security and safety are critical priorities for us, and WebAssembly is an ideal technology to power vehicle software. Through our collaboration with the WRC, we hope to advance WebAssembly in safety-critical software-intensive systems, and create a thriving ecosystem."