Automated Driving Advanced Development Intern, Machine Learning Research
Toyota Research Institute · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Los Altos, California, United States
- Hybrid
- Internship · Intern
- $45–$65 per hour
Research intern to investigate sim-to-sim and sim-to-real transfer for autonomous driving models.
Compensation
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $45 and $65/hour for California-based roles.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research to advance the state of the art in sim-to-sim and sim-to-real domain mapping
- Design and run experiments using large-scale Toyota driving data, generative base models, and closed-loop simulation infrastructure
- Perform closed-loop evaluations across simulators of varying fidelity and develop metrics
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers to integrate tools and findings into the team’s model development and post-training workflows
- Present progress and results regularly to the team and incorporate feedback
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. or master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related field
- Nice to have: CARLA
- Nice to have: NVIDIA DriveSim
- Nice to have: world models
- Nice to have: generative models for video or scene reconstruction
Skills
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- paid time off (including holiday pay and sick time)