Effective April 1, 2026, Toyota Automated Logistics combines Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business, and viastore under one unified brand.

We deliver innovative warehouse automation solutions that enable our customers to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Toyota Automated Logistics

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Leveraging AI responsibly to create greater value for our customers

At Toyota Automated Logistics, we use AI to enhance human expertise, improve decision-making, and accelerate innovation across our solutions and services. Our approach is grounded in measurable business value, responsible governance, and a commitment to delivering reliable results.

Our AI Philosophy

Augmenting our teams’ capabilities, not replacing them

AI is most effective when it works alongside people. By combining AI with our deep engineering, automation, and operational expertise, we deliver better outcomes for customers while maintaining appropriate human oversight and accountability.

Our approach to AI is guided by several core principles:

  • Deliver measurable value for customers and employees
  • Maintain safety, security, ethical standards, and respect for employees and customers
  • Keep humans responsible for critical decisions
  • Improve quality, productivity, speed, and customer outcomes
  • Focus on practical applications that solve real-world challenges

The result is better quality, faster execution, and more time dedicated to solving the complex problems that matter most to our customers.

How AI Enhances Our Solutions

Optimizing customer operations through smarter automation systems

AI capabilities within our solutions help customers improve performance, efficiency, and resilience across automated operations. Examples include:

Adaptive Orchestration
Our software solutions leverage AI-powered decision making to optimize material flow, resources, and system activities across the operation. By continuously analyzing operator input and system feedback, they automatically adjust system behavior within defined guardrails to maximize utilization, efficiency, productivity, and operational performance over time.

Equipment Performance Optimization
Data-driven analytics identify patterns and trends that help improve system performance, reduce unplanned downtime, and support proactive maintenance strategies. AI-based predictive maintenance capabilities have been deployed across key automation assets, including AS/RS, sortation, and transport solutions, helping customers proactively address maintenance needs before disruptions occur, improve troubleshooting and issue resolution, and drive continuous operational optimization.

Intelligent Vision and Robotic Solutions
Advanced vision technologies for robotic picking solutions help automation systems identify products, understand operating conditions, and support other target acquisition applications. We also utilize advanced load-forming and pallet optimization capabilities to improve single SKU, rainbow layer, and mixed-case palletizing processes, helping customers increase transportation efficiency and reduce logistics costs.

While automation hardware moves materials, intelligent software determines how effectively an operation performs. Combining advanced automation technologies with AI-powered orchestration and decision-making support empowers us to help customers maximize throughput, adaptability, and long-term system value.

Looking Ahead to Future AI Initiatives

Building the next generation of intelligent automation

As AI continues to evolve, we are investing in the capabilities and infrastructure needed to unlock new opportunities for warehouse automation.

Next-Generation Orchestration

Advancing toward a software ecosystem that anticipates change, dynamically aligns materials and resources, and autonomously drives optimal fulfillment outcomes in real time

Enhanced Engineering Productivity

Reviewing engineering documentation to improve speed, consistency, and quality across project execution

Advanced Modeling and Simulation

Building increasingly sophisticated digital twin models and emulation environments to evaluate system performance

Intelligent Warehouse Optimization

Exploring new ways to improve inventory flow, resource utilization, and overall operational efficiency

Let’s build the future of automation together

Whether you are exploring automation opportunities or looking to improve operational performance, we are ready to help.