--- title: 'Senior Data Scientist, AD/ADAS at Woven by Toyota' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-data-scientist-ad-adas-woven-by-toyota-london-rebpeghb4w1q' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-13' --- # Senior Data Scientist, AD/ADAS at Woven by Toyota - **Company:** Woven by Toyota - **Location:** London, United Kingdom - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/woven-by-toyota/38f89eb6-b460-4768-887a-9baae5cc889d ## Job description Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society. Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all. ## TEAM At Woven by Toyota, we tackle Autonomy challenges at the intersection of AI, Robotics, and Advanced Driving. We develop advanced Perception and Planning technologies, and their production software for multiple AD/ADAS systems. To deliver reliable data-driven technologies to millions of Toyota vehicles, we are solving complex real-world problems using large-scale data, machine learning, and state-of-the-art architectures for Perception, Prediction, and Motion Planning. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? The team is looking for a strong Data Scientist to drive the creation and deployment of sophisticated data models and algorithms to resolve business challenges for the Autonomy team. You will combine modern data approaches with safety standards while also considering cost efficient options. You will be an expert in deep learning and software engineering. Furthermore, you are proactive towards handling the processes required for production development and approach them by asking "What can I do for you?" with a "Giver" mindset. ## RESPONSIBILITIES - Develop data strategies on how to collect, sample, label, handle, and leverage large amounts of data from Toyota’s market fleet, test vehicles, and simulators, to directly improve machine learning model performance across perception and planning stacks - Lead data-related activities across the autonomy team (perception, planning, product evaluation, etc), and across the company in collaboration with the Toyota group, by collaborating closely with stakeholders from multiple teams in different time-zones - Analyze large-scale data and identify its characteristics to propose technical solutions for data curation, model improvement and performance evaluation techniques - Develop evaluation frameworks and metrics to assess planner performance, identifying edge cases and high-value scenarios to improve system behavior. - Design and improve the scalable data pipelines and automation for machine learning and performance evaluation - Enhance the overall team capabilities in data science by initiating and leading initiatives across the Autonomy teams and mentor team members. ## MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Masters or PhD degree in a quantitative field related to Science and Engineering. - 5+ years experience in following industries or research areas: AD/ADAS, Robotics, Computer Vision, or Behavioral Planning. - 3+ years experience in data science or related areas, including theoretical aspects of data science like machine learning (deep learning, statistical analysis, A/B testing, and mathematical modeling) - Experience in building machine learning algorithms and infrastructure, such as: data pre- and post-processing, sampling and curation, ablation studies, evaluation - Experience writing software using: i)  Python for data science (numpy, scipy, scikit, pandas; ii) database; and iii) cloud platform services (AWS, GCP, Azure) ## NICE TO HAVES - 5+ years experience in data science or related areas - 2+ years tech lead or management experience in data science or related areas for business applications, such as production, commercial service or public service development - Hands-on experience in the following: - Analyze huge (e.g. peta byte) scale database - ## Experience with temporal/sequential and/or spatial data - Develop perception-related technologies, such as camera image processing, computer vision, machine learning, or deep learning - Design data annotation rules for machine learning - Build or manage infrastructure, such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions - Behavior prediction, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or end-to-end models. - Japanese language skills ## WHAT WE OFFER We are committed to creating a modern work environment that supports our employees and their loved ones. We offer many options of the best programs to allow you to do your most meaningful work and to help you shape the future of mobility. ・Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage ・A rewarding pension ・Flexible vacation policy ・Family planning and care benefits Our Commitment ・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. ・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details. ## About Woven by Toyota ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Woven by Toyota is a wholly owned Toyota subsidiary that develops software-driven mobility technologies, including an automotive software platform, automated driving systems, and the Woven City test course. - **Entity Type**: Private (wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation) - **Headquarters**: Tokyo, Japan (US offices in Palo Alto, CA; Seattle, WA; Ann Arbor, MI; Brooklyn, NY) - **Founded**: April 2023 (predecessor company Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. was established in March 2018) - **Founders**: Not applicable (subsidiary; the company was formed from Toyota’s internal R&D unit) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Automotive software, mobility technology, automated driving, cloud infrastructure - **Target customers**: B2B primarily – automotive OEMs, Toyota Group companies, and mobility ecosystem partners - **Mission**: “To challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation.” - **Purpose**: Drive the future of movement and enhance well-being for all ## Products & Services - **[Arene](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: A state-of-the-art software platform that unifies and accelerates automotive software development (SaaS/platform). - **[Automated Driving](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: AI- and data-driven automated driving technologies designed to pursue zero traffic accidents (software/hardware). - **[Woven City](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: A test course for mobility where Weavers and Inventors co-create new mobility products and services (physical testbed). - **[Cloud & AI Infrastructure](https://woven.toyota/en/)**: Foundational infrastructure for cross-company collaboration, providing tools, resources, and workflows for internal and partner teams (internal platform). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (wholly owned subsidiary; not independently valued) - **Key Metric**: ~2,500 employees (as of 2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: 100% owned by Toyota Motor Corporation; collaborates with Toyota Group companies and external mobility partners. - **Growth Signals**: Rapid headcount growth from predecessor (TRI-AD) to ~2,500; expansion of Woven City and Arene platform; multiple US office locations (Palo Alto, Seattle, Ann Arbor, Brooklyn). ## Competitive Advantages - **Toyota Group backing**: Access to decades of automotive craftsmanship, safety standards, and global manufacturing scale. - **Human-centric innovation**: Focus on safety, quality, and responsible innovation as core differentiators. - **Unique testbed**: Woven City provides a real-world environment to validate mobility technologies. - **Cross-functional culture**: “Kakezan” (multiplication) – combining diverse strengths across global teams. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Scaling the Arene platform, advancing automated driving capabilities, and operationalizing Woven City as a co-creation hub. - **Direction**: Transforming Toyota from an automaker into a mobility company; achieving zero traffic accidents and expanding the definition of mobility. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Guided by “The 7 Threads” values – Drive Change for Others, Start the Momentum, Embrace Kakezan, etc. Emphasis on trust, mutual respect, and thoughtful debate. - **Remote/hybrid policy**: Hybrid options, no core hours, practices designed for global teams across time zones. - **Notable perks**: Mobility support (relocation assistance, cross-cultural guidance), opportunities to collaborate with engineers across the Toyota Group, hands-on cross-functional teamwork. - **Engineering culture**: Global by design (Japan, US, UK); open communication and shared ownership; focus on quality and speed. ## Sources 1. [woven.toyota – Careers](https://woven.toyota/en/careers/) 2. [woven.toyota – Company Profile](https://woven.toyota/en/company/profile/) 3. [woven.toyota – Homepage](https://woven.toyota/en/) 4. [woven.toyota – Company Overview](https://www.woven.toyota/en/company/) 5. 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