Woven Planet Holdings, a company formerly known as Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc., is at the forefront of integrating software into the automotive industry, particularly in areas like automated driving and connected cars. The company, which primarily focuses on software development rather than hardware manufacturing, emphasizes a cultural shift towards agile development and DevOps practices, drawing inspiration from methodologies like the Toyota Production System (TPS) and the principle of Kaizen for continuous improvement. Their approach involves combining expertise from both automotive and software industries to enhance developer productivity, supported by tools like JFrog Artifactory for artifact storage and CI/CD pipelines for efficient releases. The company's diverse team includes members from various backgrounds, and they stress the importance of a mindset change to embrace agile and DevOps practices, highlighting the need for courage in decision-making and risk-taking to achieve rapid delivery and feedback. This cultural and technological evolution is seen as pivotal in driving innovation and creating new value in the automotive sector.