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Homescreen.
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Financial Literacy Teacher.
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Storing user saved car payment plans.
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ChatBot to help user find the best car for their situation.
Inspiration
We combined Toyota’s product focus with Apple’s sleek design and strong accessibility principles to create a car-finance experience that’s beautiful, easy to use, and approachable for people at every level of financial literacy.
What it does
Toyota AI uses the power of AI (in the form of a chatbot) to solve your car finding and finance-related challenges, all in one place. It lets users find and compare Toyota cars that best suit their situation, provides real-time payment options that update based on user preferences, and allows users to save potential payment plans to review later. The product also includes a Financial Literacy page that teaches key concepts such as APR, interest, down payments, loan terms, and credit scores.
How we built it
Frontend: Vite, React, CSS, TailwindCSS Backend: Node.js, Express.js, API Deployment: AWS Amplify Database: Data stored in JSON format
Challenges we ran into
Building a polished project with just two people in 24 hours was a challenge. At times, we felt like having a 3rd person would've increased production greatly. Integrating the AI chatbot was a challenge since neither developer had prior experience using AI in projects.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We shipped a finished, deployable product that includes a functioning AI assistant and complete finance flows, and we launched an educational financial literacy section that helps users buy a car.
What we learned
Developing trustworthy finance AI requires not only technical rigor but also careful UX language and validation so users can rely on recommendations. We also learned how to deploy a web application with Amazon Web Services.
What's next for Toyota AI
Next, we plan to pursue integration with Toyota’s official web platform to bring this experience to real customers and add deeper personalization, such as credit-improvement guidance.
