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Research/Project Description

Smartway 2007 Concept and Technologies

SMARTWAY 2007, which will make state-of-art ITS services a reality, will be deployed from October 15 to 17, 2007, on the Metropolitan Expressway. (This schedule may be changed. Please watch the information on website.

Based on this trial, the system is to be deployed on a full scale throughout Japan from 2008 to make the nation's roads the safest in the world.

Smartway is a set of spot applications (merge assist, curve warning with, congestion ahead, congestion warning at tunnel, parking lot payment, general congestion warnings, obstacles ahead, conditions ahead. Most of the applications conveyed information wirelessly to the
vehicles. However, these were research vehicles used for the project and not for public consumption. The only item available to the public is the roadside message board warning of congestion around a curve, (which by the way, has been very effective).

The infrastructure sensors and communications capability to transmit information to a vehicle remains in place to support research activities. The Smartway activity is probably better characterized as a field test and demonstration. At the most, it might be characterized as
very early elements of deployment. In 2008, there will be additional field tests in Osaka and Nagoya. Like Tokyo, the intent is to leave the infrastructure in place. In 2009, the plan is to expand these testbeds to become operational and available to the public.

Presentations

Kagei: Future Development of Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperation Systems - 11.2008
Arino: ITS Policy in Japan and Smartway - 11.2008
HATAKENAKA: Smartway 2007: Field Operational Test Results - 11.2008

Contact

  • Yoshiro KUNIMASA, Researcher, 3rd Research Department, Tel:+81-3-3263-7948
    [email protected]
  • Akio Hosaka, Advanded Cruise-Assist highway Systems Researcher Association, Japan

Time Frame

To be confirmed

Research/Project Description

SKY Project

Start ITS from Kanagawa,Yokohama, Japan
Field Operation Test with public sectors and partner companies help reduce traffic accidents to ease traffic congestion utilizing ITS

Objective Field Operation Test:

  • Help reduce traffic accidents
  • Ease traffic congestion utilizing ITS

Measures

  • Collaboration with infrastructure, in addition to technology in vehicles themselves
  • Use of information on the status of nearby vehicles and the surrounding traffic environment

Sponsoring Organizations/Researchers

  • Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan (UTMS)
  • National Police Agency Japan
  • Kanagawa PrefecturalPolice
  • Nissan
  • DoCoMo
  • Panasonic
  • xanavi

Contact

Time Frame

2006 thru 2011

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