Zenrin Group and Preferred Networks Form Business and Capital Alliance to Fuse Geospatial Data with AI

Zenrin, Zenrin DataCom and Preferred Networks have signed a business and capital alliance, with the Zenrin companies subscribing to a PFN third-party allotment. The partners will combine continuously updated geospatial data, including historical change records, with PFN's generative AI, physical AI and 3D spatial recognition technology to build AI models that understand and predict real-world change. Initial focus areas include public sector, real estate, retail and distribution, targeting demand forecasting, store site selection and urban planning, disaster prevention and logistics simulation.