Self-Driving Company Gets Funding and Chips From AMD
Japanese self-driving startup Turing has closed a $79 million Series A round, bringing its total fundraising to $174 million. The company is also adopting AMD AI accelerators for part of its training workload as it develops autonomous driving technology for consumer vehicles and robotaxis.
Japanese autonomous driving startup Turing has secured a new $79 million Series A round, adding fresh momentum to its ambitions in self-driving technology. Combined with the $95 million it raised in November 2025, the company’s total funding has now reached $174 million.
The latest round includes backing from AMD Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, and MUFG Bank. AMD’s participation stands out in particular, as the investment comes alongside a growing technology relationship between the chipmaker and the Tokyo-based startup.
Turing has begun using AMD’s AI accelerators in its systems, a move that helps the company reduce its dependence on Nvidia hardware. According to comments made by CFO Masato Morishima to Bloomberg, around 10% of Turing’s AI training workload is currently being handled by AMD GPUs.
That shift is significant for more than one reason. In addition to giving Turing greater flexibility in its supply chain, AMD hardware can also help lower computing costs, since AMD GPUs are typically priced below Nvidia’s. That matters in autonomous driving, where training models and operating large-scale computing systems can be extremely expensive.
Turing’s autonomous driving roadmap
Turing is building a self-driving platform around a single unified model. The company’s goal is to have the technology deployed by 2028, both in consumer vehicles sold by automakers and in robotaxi services.
The funding is expected to support that timeline by strengthening the company’s technical foundation and expanding the teams needed to bring its system to market.
How the new capital will be used
Turing said the fresh investment will go toward expanding its computing infrastructure, while also supporting growth across its commercial operations and research and development efforts.
“Working alongside our partners in computing infrastructure and data centers, we will push our technology development further and do everything we can to bring fully autonomous driving developed in Japan to the world.” — Issei Yamamoto, CEO of Turing
A competitive race in Japan
Turing is entering a market that is already seeing strong competition. One of the most prominent rivals is U.K.-based AI company Wayve, which is working with Nissan and Uber to launch a pilot robotaxi service in Tokyo by the end of the year.
Wayve also appears to have a funding advantage, and AMD is among its investors as well. That adds another layer of interest to AMD’s involvement in the autonomous driving sector, where it is not only supplying hardware but also backing multiple companies pursuing next-generation vehicle platforms.
For Turing, the latest round represents both financial support and a strategic endorsement. With additional capital, access to more computing power, and growing ties to AMD, the company is positioning itself to compete in the increasingly crowded race to bring autonomous driving from development labs to real-world deployment.