The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Turing: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $273.0M raised. 6 sources back the record.
CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
Turing Inc. is a Tokyo-based deep-tech startup developing fully autonomous driving systems using end-to-end AI and Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models. Founded in 2021 by Issei Yamamoto, the company builds the Heron multimodal AI Foundation model and DriveHeron VLA model for real-time autonomous vehicle control. Turing has partnerships with Subaru and Denso, and aims to commercialize its self-driving software in consumer cars and robotaxis by 2028, targeting a U.S. IPO around 2031.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries A extension post-money
Key facts
Fundingsee investors →
Product
HQ
CTO
Target
IPO target
Compute
Key milestone
Key milestone
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
5
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Turing has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Denso1× joint
- 2Subaru1× joint
Most recent
- Turing x Denso2026-08-12with Densojust announced
- Turing x Subaru2026-08-12with Subarujust announced
Turing on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where Turing's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Turing deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (5)
- Issei Yamamoto CEO & Co-founderIR-verified
- Shunsuke Aoki Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Daisuke Tanaka COOIR-verified
- Masato Morishima CFOIR-verified
- Yu Yamaguchi CTOIR-verified
Founders (1)
- Shunsuke Aokicofounderno longer at company
previously at Atom
Safety record
No incidents on record for Turing.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Turing1 deployment
Recent coverage
Turing in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Total funding
- $273.0M
- Employees
- 98
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company Turing has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Turing x Denso2026-08-12with Densojust announced
- Turing x Subaru2026-08-12with Subarujust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Denso1× joint
- 2Subaru1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Turing x DensowithDensodevelopment2026-08-12just announced
- Turing x SubaruwithSubarudevelopment2026-08-12just announced
Funding rounds (3)
Turing’s 3 disclosed rounds, $273M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A extension2026-07-06
$79M(reported) · $600M post
Investors: AMD Ventures (strategic)
- Series A2025-11-17
$174M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: JIC Venture Growth Investments (co_lead), Global Brain Corporation (co_lead), ANRI (follow), DENSO CORPORATION (strategic), GMO Internet Group (follow)
- Pre-Series A2024-04-23
$20M(reported) · $120M post
Investors: ANRI (lead), Global Brain (follow), Mirai Creation Fund (follow), Mizuho Capital (follow), NTT DoCoMo Ventures (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Turing’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipTuring x Denso
2026-08-12Turing has a partnership with auto-parts supplier Denso, who is also an investor in the company. Denso operates in the U.S. and other overseas markets.
PartnershipTuring x Subaru
2026-08-12Turing has a partnership with Japanese automaker Subaru to develop autonomous driving software. Subaru operates in the U.S. and other overseas markets, which would bring Turing's products to those markets.
Funding roundSeries A extension funding round
2026-07-06Series A extension raising $79000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-11-17Series A raising $174000000
Funding roundPre-Series A funding round
2024-04-23Pre-Series A raising $20000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 26, 2026
Heron / DriveHeron at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan
Sources (6)
- https://aibusiness.com/generative-ai/self-driving-company-funding-chips-from-amd
- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/06/companies/self-driving-startup-amd/ · 2026-07-06
- http://turing-motors.com/
- https://tur.ing/en/news/20251117/ · 2025-11-17
- https://tur.ing/en/news/20260326/ · 2026-03-26
- https://qz.com/turing-self-driving-startup-us-office-ipo-081226 · 2026-08-12
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Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/turing.md
- RSS feed: /companies/turing/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a2532e93-8f76-49ef-b384-73186fff5021
- Revision history: /companies/turing/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Category contender79/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Turing draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 29th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +68, 2nd widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $273M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 5, 2026