Yoichiro Komatsu works in the Honda R&D Digital Development Promotion Division, the in-house IT department of Honda R&D. He began his career as a computer-aided design (CAD) developer and quickly joined a research project for a new-generation, pen-based CAD system. In 2015, he moved from CAD to the product lifecycle management (PLM) section of the division to begin his work in data utilization and AI. He currently leads two projects: Development of a cross-system search engine, and AI utilization for the Automotive Development Environment, or intelligent automobile design.