General information
Location35°13′49″N 138°53′45″E / 35.230167°N 138.895873°E / 35.230167; 138.895873
Address1200 Mishuku[1]
Town or citySusono
CountryJapan
OwnerToyota Motor Corporation
Technical details
Floor area260,000 square meters[2]
Grounds21,000,000 square meters[2]

Higashi-Fuji Technical Center (東富士研究所, Higashi-Fuji Kenkyūjo) is a Toyota research and development facility in Susono, Shizuoka, Japan.[3][4] The facility was established in November 1966.[2][5]

Notably, the center contains an advanced driving simulation housed inside a 7 meters (23 feet) diameter dome with an actual car inside.[6] The simulator is used to analyse driver behaviors in order to improve safety.[6] Higashi-Fuji also includes a crash test building.[7]

References

  1. "Japanese Facilities". Toyota. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Higashifuji Technical Center: Facility Overview" (PDF). Toyota. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. "Toyota Develops World-class Driving Simulator" (Press release). Toyota. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. Kageyama, Yuri (12 November 2012). "Toyota tests cars that communicate with each other". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. "Design and R&D Centers". Toyota. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 Klyatis, Lev M. (3 February 2012). Accelerated Reliability and Durability Testing Technology. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 58–59. ISBN 9781118094006.
  7. Abuelsamid, Sam (30 July 2010). "Autoblog gets seat and simulation time with Toyota's newest safety technology [w/video]". Autoblog. Retrieved 27 January 2014.


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