According to IT House citing foreign media carscoops, Toyota recently released an AIGC (generated AI)-based tool that helps employees design car shapes faster. The tool, developed by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), will be used in the early stages of the creative process. Specifically, it can turn suggestive text content into a rendering that can then be picked and refined by human designers. It is reported that the purpose of the tool "is not to completely replace human designers and design a new car completely independently", but to complete the draft according to the requirements of the designer when generating images. For example, considering the chassis size, drag coefficient and other factors, these factors will have an impact on the fuel economy, handling, safety and even ergonomics of the new car. Avinash Balachandran, director of the Human Interactive Driving (HID) Division at the Toyota Research Institute, said, "Although AIGC is often used as an inspiration for designers, it still cannot handle complex engineering and safety factors in actual car design. This technology combines Toyota's traditional engineering strengths with state-of-the-art AIGC capabilities."