Navigating the New Frontier of Autonomous Mobility
As the "Future Mobility" vision transforms from concept to reality, engineers at Toyota Motor Technical Research (Shanghai) (hereinafter "TTRS") stand at the vanguard of a technological revolution. Every project here embodies our broader social vision: "Mobility for All", a commitment to ensuring safe and unrestricted movement for everyone. TTRS's engineers recognize that every line of code and every sensor array is a safeguard for human life. However, pioneering the uncharted territories of cutting-edge tech requires more than just bold innovation; it demands an ironclad regulatory safety net.
As AD/ADAS development enters a pivotal era of complexity, the regulatory landscape is shifting rapidly. The central challenge for TTRS is harmonizing cross-departmental innovation with uncompromising safety standards. This high-stakes ecosystem requires a project management framework built for surgical precision. Meegle emerged as the definitive solution, aligning perfectly with TTRS's mission to build a "safe and secure future mobility society" by providing the compliance-driven synergy necessary to power this transformation.
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When Regulations Evolve: Preventing Compliance from Braking Innovation
At TTRS, "Peace of Mind" and "Safety" are the non-negotiable foundations. Yet, in a complex legal environment, this deep-seated commitment occasionally acted as an "invisible brake" on innovation.
TTRS's regulatory certification team felt this pressure acutely. Despite being a lean, newly established team, they were tasked with navigating an exceptionally complex and rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape. The hurdle wasn't just the technology—it was ensuring that vital safety rules were precisely and timely integrated into every phase of AD/ADAS development. "There were dozens of core regulatory documents, each containing hundreds of detailed clauses." the team lead recalled, reflecting on the initial chaos.
The situation was further complicated by the sheer speed of regulatory updates. Over the past year, policies in the AD/ADAS development field have been released in rapid succession—sometimes requiring the team to track dozens of clause changes in a single week. Often, just as the team finished organizing an old version, new requirements would arrive.
Building a Systematic "Dynamic Regulatory Library" on the Bedrock of Safety
To break this deadlock, TTRS's regulatory certification team is determined to build a systematic management architecture. Using Meegle as their primary engine, they constructed a real-time and interconnected "Dynamic Regulatory Library".
Regulatory information, once scattered across spreadsheets and emails, is now logically integrated. The team imported core regulations into the system, categorizing them by dimensions such as "Safety Requirements" and "Vehicle Technical Security," with each entry featuring a unique version number and timestamp. More importantly, they deconstructed abstract regulations into actionable clauses.
Through the "Vehicle Model" work item on Meegle, each regulatory clause can be directly bound to multiple prototype cars. Engineers now only need to filter by vehicle ID to see every relevant regulatory requirement, its current certification stage, and its modification history.
This three-tier association —Regulation, Clause, and Vehicle Model—not only created a clear index for a massive regulatory framework but also mitigated the risk of interpretation errors or missing a match for a specific model at the source.
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Standardizing Processes: Embedding Safety into the Full-Loop R&D Lifecycle
AD/ADAS development follows a rigorous workflow, where every step—from requirement definition to system design and testing—must mesh like precision gears. The value of Meegle lies in seamlessly embedding the "Dynamic Regulatory Library" into this entire chain, ensuring that safety requirements are no longer external constraints but the internal drivers of every R&D phase.
During the "Requirement Definition" phase, regulatory experts identify the specific clauses required for vehicle certification within Meegle. These are converted into clear product requirements and automatically routed to the relevant stakeholders and owners through standardized workflows. By the time the process reaches the "Testing and Verification" stage on the right, every test report and deliverables must be linked back to the original regulatory clause within the system. This creates an unbreakable "Safety Evidence Loop."
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Agile Response: Unlocking Compliance Synergy Across Teams and Stakeholders
With Meegle, the team now manages continuous regulatory iterations with ease. Any update to a regulation automatically triggers a re-evaluation and recertification workflow.
Collaboration efficiency—particularly with external partners—has achieved a quantum leap. Previously, emailing regulatory documents to suppliers meant long waits for feedback; today, partners access the latest requirements, submit proposals, and receive feedback directly within the platform. The entire communication history is preserved in real-time, ensuring full traceability.
This transparent, online, and traceable collaboration model has transformed cross-organizational safety and quality management. It has moved away from the long cycles of meetings and email chains toward a state of continuous, "live" joint operations, dramatically improving both response speed and work quality.
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Regulatory Certification: The Safety Belt for Progress
The regulatory certification system built through Meegle is now deeply integrated into the daily operations of TTRS's Autonomous Driving Development Department. It hasn't necessarily made the team run "faster," but it has allowed them to move "steadier" and with more "conviction". Meetings have decreased, yet consensus is clearer; regulations are broken down into finer detail, yet the overall integrity of safety is stronger than ever.
In the pursuit of "Mobility for All", TTRS has chosen to embrace cutting-edge change with the most rigorous processes. Through Meegle, TTRS has transformed "Safety and Quality First" from a motto into every automated check and every piece of traceable evidence in the R&D chain. This is the most fundamental promise to human life made by this century-old automaker in the era of AD/ADAS development.
