Kyndryl has opened its first US AI Innovation Lab in the Dallas- Fort Worth area, expanding its enterprise AI investment as customers modernise infrastructure for production deployments.
The technology services company said the facility could create up to 300 jobs across AI, technology consulting and design engineering over the next four years.
The lab will bring customers together with Kyndryl engineers and consultants to develop AI use cases, build prototypes and create roadmaps for deployment. Its approach combines the Kyndryl Agentic AI Framework, Kyndryl Consult, AI services and Kyndryl Vital, the company’ s design-led transformation practice.
Customers will move through four phases covering immersion, co-design, build and roadmap, with Kyndryl aiming to turn exploratory ideas into working prototypes within days.
The investment comes as AI becomes a major driver for infrastructure modernisation. Kyndryl research found 34 % of organisations were modernising technology environments to enable AI capabilities, compared with 29 % focused on reducing costs.
The Dallas facility will also support workforce development through partnerships with organisations including NPower, Dallas AI and Tech Titans. A specialist team will develop AIenabled solutions for US motor vehicle agencies.
Kyndryl will additionally showcase its Cyber Defense Operations Center capabilities, combining network and security operations with AI-enabled insights and automation.
Jamie Rutledge, President, Kyndryl US, said the lab would give customers a hands-on environment to experiment and move ideas into operational outcomes.
The Dallas site joins Kyndryl’ s global AI lab network, which includes facilities in the UK and Luxembourg.
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Toyota has opened the Toyota Battery Center of North America( TBC) in Saline, Michigan, expanding its ability to develop, test and evaluate battery technologies across the full development cycle.
The 30,000-square-foot facility will serve as a central hub for Toyota’ s North American battery operations, covering areas from raw-material sourcing and battery development to vehicle applications and recycling. It will also support battery evaluation for Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina and vehicle manufacturing plants across North America.
Engineers and technicians at the centre will assess battery performance and develop technologies for hybrid, plugin hybrid, hydrogen and fully electric vehicles, supporting Toyota’ s multi-pathway approach to electrification.
Keita Moritsu, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Toyota Motor North America R & D, said the centre marked an expansion of Toyota’ s battery-development capabilities in North America.
Toyota said bringing battery evaluation closer to its US operations could help engineers identify and resolve field issues more quickly while developing longer-lasting batteries suited to conditions faced by American drivers.
The company will also provide research access to the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, enabling academic and research partners to use the facility’ s testing and evaluation capabilities.
Toyota is a founding member of the Electric Vehicle Center and said the collaboration forms part of its efforts to develop the next generation of battery engineers and technicians in Michigan.
The opening also extends Toyota’ s relationship with Michigan, where the automaker has maintained operations for more than 50 years, strengthening the state’ s automotive technology research and manufacturing ecosystem.
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