The American who’s out to transform Toyota

James Kuffner, Toyota Motor Corp.’s chief digital officer, takes a spin on a personal mobility scooter at his office in downtown Tokyo.

October 11, 2020 04:00 AM

TOKYO — From his glass-walled office high above central Tokyo, James Kuffner keeps a running computer file of "crazy ideas" for whenever a moment of genius strikes.

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