Machines that talk: How Toyota drives innovation in manufacturing with Kordel France
VUX WorldAs one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, Toyota is giving its machines a voice using AI as a trusted partner to transform how cars are built and serviced.
In this episode, we speak with Kordel France, Principal AI Engineer & AI Architect at Toyota, to uncover how artificial intelligence is reshaping production and maintenance globally.
We explore how Toyota has moved from technicians spending hours sifting through thousands of pages of manuals to intelligent systems that can diagnose faults in seconds and even predict breakdowns before they happen. Kordel explains the technical architecture behind these solutions, blending classical machine learning with generative AI, and the challenges of creating specialised systems from general-purpose models.
You’ll also hear why high-quality data ingestion is more important than the model itself, how even a relatively small number of users can drive asymmetric improvements in efficiency, and what Toyota’s collaboration with NLX means for service technicians working across increasingly complex powertrains.
Show notes
Take the updated AI Maturity Assessment
Subscribe to The AI Ultimatum Substack
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Read more
The practical voice podcast that helps brands and agencies create world class voice experiences by covering the practicalities of voice assistant strategy, design and development.
Explore more content:
Technology A random podcastHow can I listen to other podcasts?
Click here to discover another podcast randomly, or here to browse our categories. Lazy? That's okay, we did some research and selected podcasts just for you.
And what is Podmust?
Podmust is a french project aiming to promote the best podcasts. You can help us by sharing this page (this also helps the podcast, by the way). Thank you! 🙏
Stay informed, the audio way.
Podmust curates what you need to listen.
Discover some of our collections:
our best News & Politics podcastsour best TV & Film podcastsour best Music podcasts.
SNC Extra: Syria's war crimes dossier
Caesar and Sami risked everything to show the world what was truly going on in Syria after the 2011 revolution. The Caesar files are a collection of tens of thousands of photos documenting… Slow NewsThe ongoing battle over asylum in America
The U.S. has long professed to be a country where people can seek refuge. That's the promise etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty. But it's never been that clear-cut. And in June,… ThroughlineState Farm’s AI Reckoning
Tech News BriefingHow Trump Made $2.2 Billion Since Taking Office
The Dispatch PodcastBurnham Set to Be PM, EasyJet Accepts Apollo Offer, More
Bloomberg News NowWorld Cup stirs up colonial past
FT News BriefingUS-Iran Ceasefire Crumbles, New WH Renovations, NASA Simulation Program and more
CNN 5 ThingsA Buckling Skyscraper Shakes Confidence In Office Conversions
The Journal.
The missing scientists at the centre of a UFO conspiracy
Are the disappearances or deaths of 11 US scientists really linked in a nefarious plot? Or just a conspiracy theory with roots in a bizarre broadcast that rocked Britain in the 1970s?. Help… Today in Focus
Why can’t Britain handle the heat?
Summer 2026 is another scorcher, with temperature records being broken across Europe. Infrastructure in the UK is creaking; with trains cancelled, schools closed and people sweltering in… The Story
Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Who could win?
With the US-Iran peace deal seemingly in tatters, and reporting restrictions on western media outlets, how can journalists figure out what’s actually going on in Iran? Why is Nigel Farage… The News Meeting
Politics Show: Binface v Farage, Rupert Lowe and Carns concedes
David and Paris talk about the Clacton by-election featuring Count Binface and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (both pictured); Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe’s Dunblane comments; and… ScotcastWell, the bad news is: we're French. But the good news is: Podmust curates the world's podcasts so you can focus on staying informed or entertained. And voilà!
© Podmust