Development Drivers
Full Self-DrivingDevelopment Drivers Wanted
We’re hiring development drivers to teach AI what good driving looks like. Fuel and tolls covered; commuting by car or motorcycle welcome.
Bringing traffic deaths — over 2,500 a year — closer to zero
In Japan, 2,547 people died in traffic accidents in 2025 (National Police Agency). Most accidents are attributed to human error — and autonomous driving is the technology taking on this challenge.
Turing’s AI learns to drive from professional drivers’ data. Every lane change, every turn, every bit of acceleration and braking you make becomes training data for the AI.
Your driving doesn’t end with the day’s shift. The data you generate trains our AI models and shapes the driving quality of future autonomous vehicles. Here, your driving skill is reflected directly in the product.
What you’ll do
Your main work is driving to collect training data for our autonomous-driving AI and conducting public-road test drives. Full-time, weekdays, on a 2-shift system: early (05:00–14:00) and late (13:00–22:00).
01Collect driving data on public roads
Drive city streets and highways with exemplary technique. Lane-centered driving, smooth acceleration and braking, proper following distance — your job is to demonstrate Turing’s model driving on Tokyo’s roads.
02Test-drive the autonomous AI
Drive on public roads in vehicles running our latest AI models. Spot the moments the AI misjudges and step in when needed. Your assessment and judgment make the AI safer.
03Report on each drive
Share what you notice with the engineers. “The AI hesitated at this intersection” — one comment like that can drive a model improvement. You’ll work on the same floor as engineers and leadership.
Open positions
We’re hiring for two positions to fit how you want to work: contract employee (full-time) and fixed-term part-time / contractor.
Autonomous Driving Development Driver
Requirements
- Standard Class 1 driver’s license (AT-only OK; MT welcome)
- 5+ years of driving experience since licensing
- No serious accidents or major violations
- No accidents or violations in the past 3 years
- Drive a car regularly
- Excellent vehicle awareness and precise driving (fine control of stopping position, G-forces, and lane positioning)
- Proactive communication (updates, reports, consultation)
Preferred experience
- Hands-on professional driving experience
- Interest in and knowledge of autonomous driving / ADAS
Examples of relevant backgrounds
- Hire car / taxi / chauffeur driver
- Test/evaluation driver at an automaker / supplier / testing firm (high-grade manufacturer test license)
- Circuit, gymkhana, or rally experience
- Driving or competition licenses (e.g., JAF domestic license)
- Safe-driving or excellent-driver awards from a company or industry body
- Consistently high client ratings or repeat requests as a professional driver
Schedule: Full-time, 5 days/week (weekdays)
Probation: None
Autonomous Driving Development Driver
Requirements
- Standard Class 1 driver’s license (AT-only OK; MT welcome)
- 5+ years of driving experience since licensing
- No serious accidents or major violations
- No accidents or violations in the past 3 years
- Excellent vehicle awareness and precise driving (fine control of stopping position, G-forces, and lane positioning)
- Proactive communication (updates, reports, consultation)
Preferred experience
- Hands-on professional driving experience
- Interest in and knowledge of autonomous driving / ADAS
Examples of relevant backgrounds
- Hire car / taxi / chauffeur driver
- Test/evaluation driver at an automaker / supplier / testing firm (high-grade manufacturer test license)
- Circuit, gymkhana, or rally experience
- Driving or competition licenses (e.g., JAF domestic license)
- Safe-driving or excellent-driver awards from a company or industry body
- Consistently high client ratings or repeat requests as a professional driver
Schedule: Shift-based, 3+ days/week
Probation: 3 months
We welcome diverse backgrounds
You don’t need to come from an automaker’s test-driving team. We’re hiring professionals from all kinds of backgrounds.
Driving instructors
You teach safe driving and stay calm in any traffic situation. Bring the “correct driving” you’ve taught thousands of people to teaching the AI.
Hire car / taxi drivers
You know complex city roads and have carried passengers smoothly. With hourly pay (not commission) and mostly day shifts, move to the side that builds autonomous driving.
Motorsport background
Understanding of vehicle limits, precise lines, split-second judgment. Translate the limit sense you honed on the circuit into the AI’s decision criteria.
Automaker test drivers
Quantitative evaluation of vehicle behavior and highly repeatable driving. A field where your OEM-honed ability to put “ride feel” into words becomes a teaching signal for E2E models.
Logistics / long-haul drivers
A record of sustained focus and safety management over long hours. Bring your stable highway driving to building AI training data — with a schedule that lets you go home every day.
ADAS / autonomous-driving experience
ADAS evaluation and Level 2+ test-driving experience. Someone who understands AI “behavior” and can judge when to intervene. Put the insight you built in evaluation to work in E2E autonomous-driving development.
These are just examples. If you’re confident in your driving skill and safety awareness, we welcome your application — whatever your background.
Driver voices
A member who works at our Tokyo HQ describes the job in their own words.
The work itself is directly tied to the joy of driving, and you experience the journey toward full self-driving right at the center of the action. Your driving skill contributes to autonomous-driving development and to society — an environment unlike any other for someone who loves cars.Read the interview
Office Tour
The Tokyo HQ (Heiwajima) office where our development drivers work every day. See the environment — on the same floor as the engineers — in the video below.
Position details
Details on requirements, location, and benefits.
| Employment type |
Contract (full-time) *track record of full-time conversion Fixed-term part-time / Contractor *track record of conversion to contract or full-time |
|---|---|
| Pay |
Contract (full-time): ¥2,500–4,500/hr(offered at roughly ¥5M–9M annualized) Fixed-term part-time / Contractor: ¥2,000+/hr(based on experience and skill) Raises available; the hourly rate is reviewed at each contract renewal. Contracts renew every 3 months (contract employees may move to a 1-year term at the first renewal; contractor terms follow the individual agreement). |
| Location |
Tokyo HQ 〒143-0006 1-1 Heiwajima 6-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo — Tokyo Ryutsu Center Logistics Bldg A, AE2-1-2 7-min walk from Ryutsu Center Station (Tokyo Monorail) / commuting by car or motorcycle OK |
| Schedule |
Contract (full-time): 5 days/week (weekdays) / 2-shift 5:00–14:00 & 13:00–22:00 (8 working hrs, 1 hr break) Fixed-term part-time / Contractor: Shift-based, 3+ days/week / 2-shift 5:00–14:00 & 13:00–22:00 * Hours may change depending on the season. * For contractor agreements, hours are set per contract based on standard working hours. |
| Probation |
Contract (full-time): None Fixed-term part-time / Contractor: 3 months |
| Holidays & leave |
Contract (full-time): Weekends & public holidays / Annual paid leave (13 days in year one) / Summer & New Year holidays / Life-support leave (5 days) and congratulatory/condolence leave incl. marriage leave (5 days) / Full maternity & childcare leave / Reduced-hours childcare (until end of grade 3) / Child nursing-care & family-care leave (5 days) Fixed-term part-time / Contractor: Full two-day weekends / Annual paid leave (granted after 6 months’ continuous service and 80%+ attendance) / Summer & New Year holidays |
| Benefits |
Contract (full-time): Full social insurance / Commuting allowance (highway tolls reimbursed) / Car/motorcycle commuting OK / Subsidized staff lunch / Turing Unlimited AI program / Regular health checkups / Flu-shot subsidy / Book-purchase program / Babysitter discount / Office convenience store / Health consultations via partner clinic / External counseling service / Casual dress Fixed-term part-time / Contractor: Employment, workers’-accident, health, and pension insurance (enrolled if conditions are met) / Commuting allowance / Subsidized staff lunch / Turing Unlimited AI program (for directly employed staff) / Casual dress |
| Application documents |
Resume and work history (PDF) * No need to include salary information; HR will discuss it during the selection process. |
FAQ
Answers to the questions we’re asked most before applying.
QCan I apply with an AT-only license?＋
QCan I apply without professional driving experience?＋
QIs there any work besides driving?＋
QHow long is the contract?＋
QWhat are the shifts like?＋
QCan I commute by car or motorcycle? Is fuel covered?＋
Overtake —
with your driving.
Now hiring development drivers for full self-driving. Contract (full-time): ¥2,500–4,500/hr; fixed-term part-time / contractor: ¥2,000+/hr. Fuel and tolls covered; car/motorcycle commuting OK.
