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ITS initiatives in JapanTS initiatives in JapanTS initiatives in JapanTS initiatives in Japan


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OutlineofITSinOutlineofITSinJapanJapan ITS is designed to integrate people, roads and vehicles in order to resolve

road traffic problems such as traffic congestion, traffic accidents and

20% of all CO2 emissions in transport

.

sector

5 billion hours annuallyTraffic congestion Time loss :

730,000 accidents resulting in 4,863

fatalities (FY2010)Traffic accidents :

Peo le

communication

technologies

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Structure of the Japanese government to promote ITSStructure of the Japanese government to promote ITS

Comprehensive PlanOrganizational structure

to promote ITS

1. Advances in navigation systems

our re a eour re a eministriesministries

MLIT

2. Electronic toll collection systems

3. Assistance for safe driving

NPA

MIC

4. Optimization of traffic management

5. Increasing efficiency in road management

METI 6. Support for public transport

7. Increasin efficienc of commercial vehicle o erations

ITSITSStandardizationStandardization

ITS JapanITS Japan*Promotion of ITS by*Promotion of ITS by

the industr andthe industr and

8. Support for pedestrians

omm eeomm ee**Promotion ofPromotion of

standardization at ISOstandardization at ISO

academia composed ofacademia composed ofknowledgeable persons,knowledgeable persons,

private parties, etc.private parties, etc.

9. Support for emergency vehicle operations

MLIT : Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Orange indicates efforts in which MLIT is particularly actively involved.

NPA : National Police AgencyMIC : Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsMETI : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

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ITS RoadmapsITS Roadmaps - IT Strategic Headquarters (July 2012)

Goal : Halving traffic congestion on major roads by 2020.(compared with

2010)

Enable smooth road traffic by ITS

FY2012 FY2013 FY2014FY

2015

FY2020

yyhalf

half

Promotion of ITS

Reducing trafficcongestions on major roadsnationwide below the levelin FY2010 by approximately15 to 25%

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l)

(Intelligent Transport System)

ccong

ccong

2010

2010ll

for various uses, and verification of its effects by FY 2014

Commencement ofimplementation ofGreen ITS

Study and implementation of measures for full-scale prevalence of Green ITS services

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(from

(from

implementation)andsophistication oftransport control byFY2013

Presentation of

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ducin

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ducin

World Congress inTokyo in FY2013

Study of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure cooperative systems for developing auto-pilot system on expressways

Source: The strategy for rebirth of Japan, Aug.2012 3

Reducing traffic congestions on major roads nationwide by half of the level in FY2010 by ITS and othercountermeasures(also contributing to the reduction of traffic accidents)


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ITS RoadmapsITS Roadmaps - IT Strategic Headquarters (July 2012)

Building safe and secure road transport society using cooperative systemsBuilding safe and secure road transport society using cooperative systems

Goal : Fewer than 2,500 fatalities in 2018 (4,863 fatalities in 2010)

FY2013 FY2014FY

2020FY2012FY2011Development of ITSroadmap

an2,

500

an2,

500

CS CO NPA MIC METI MLIT

deployment

Pilot projects for Vehicle-to-Infrastructurecooperative systems on

Enhancement of services of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure coo erative

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less

th

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less

thNPA

Deployment of Vehicle-to-Infrastructurecooperative systems on

expresswaysthroughout the country

systems and promotion of road infrastructure deployment

NPA MLIT

NPA

tfataliti

tfataliti

MLIT

MLIT

Deployment of technicalguidelines for Vehicle-to-Vehicle communicationssystems

Verification ofappropriate andeffective role-sharing between

Demonstration willbe conducted at

Promotion of practical use andnationwide deployment of Vehicle-

CS CO NPA MIC METI MLIT

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accid

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MIC

ep oymen otechnical guidelines

for UHF-band ITSwireless system

Vehicle-to-Vehiclecooperative

systems

Congress

o- n ras ruc ure coopera vesystems

ITS WorldCongress(Tokyo)

Release of UHF band( formerly usedfor analog broadcasting)forexclusive use by ITS

Traff

Traff

Sharing of the effects of ITS on theachievement of government goals

Development and prevalence of adaptive on-board equipment and vehicles NPA MIC METI MLIT

Feasibility assessment and technical development for Pedestrian-to-Vehicle communications systems MIC MLIT

Source: The New strategy in information and Communications Technology Roadmaps, July.20124

CS : Cabinet Secretariat CO : Cabinet Office NPA : National Police Agency MIC : Ministry of internal Affairs and Communications METI : Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry MLIT : Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism


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History of ITS developmentHistory of ITS development

3 1996 : VICS service egan(1) 1973 : raffic control centerwas established onMetropolitan Expressway

2 1980 : Tria operation oHighway Advisory Information

Radio system

VICSVehicle Information and

(4) 1996 : Successful test of

cruise control system on

(5) 1997 : ETC service began (6) 2011 : ITS Spot service began

Communication System

Three Basic Services

ETCElectronic Toll Collection System

,vehicles were operatedcontinuously for 11 km

Dynamic route guidance Support for driving safety ETC

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PracticalPractical application of VICS and ETCapplication of VICS and ETC

VICS ETC

navigation screens.

equipped on 35 million automobiles.reduced annual CO emissions b 2.4

(39 million automobiles)

Eliminates almost all toll-gate congestionon ex resswa s 30% of all ex resswa

million tons in 2009.

congestion).

Information via FM multiplexbroadcasting

Displayed if manually selected

Beacon (radio wave, optical)information

Automatically pops up

CO2 reduction brought by introduction of ETCETC usa e rate of 85%

Ordinaryroad

(10,000 tons CO2)

50 Introduction of

ETC

Area for which information desired is selectedfrom the menu.

Example of FM simple mapdisplay

Information on direction of travel providedbased on vehicle location

( indicates vehicle location)

30

40

traffic congestion,which reducesCO2 emissions bya roximatel

ETC60%

Inner-cityexpress-

wayArea for which information desired is selected

from the menu.Information on direction of travel provided

based on vehicle location( indicates vehicle location)

20

210,000 tons

each year.

Inter-cityexpress-way

Area for which information desired is selected

from the menu.

Information on direction of travel provided

based on vehicle locationi i i l l i

ETC usage

rate: 0%

ETC usage

rate: 85%i i i l l iExample of FM simple mapdisplay Figure: ETC usage rate and reduced amount of CO2 emissions

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CongestionCongestion onon Expressways in JapanExpressways in Japan

60% of congestion occurs at sags and on upslope section.

Urgent measures urgently required.

Congestion on inter-city expressways

Pre ared based on totals for three NEXCO com anies

Total congestion amount =107,516 kmh per year

Total congestion frequency =

12,378 per year

(congestion amount = number of congestion incidents x average congestiontime x average maximum congestion length /2)

Source : H23 ETC Handbook Simplified version

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DeploymentDeployment ofof ITS SpotsITS Spots

Car navigation systems for ITS Spots released in 2009.

1,600 ITS Spots installed mainly on expressways.

ITS

poCompatible Car

Navigation Units

po s

High-speed and large-

capacitycommunication DSRC

3 Basic Services- Dynamic Route Guidance

100km

- Safety Driving Support- ETC

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Car Navigation Systems and OBU for ITS SpotsCar Navigation Systems and OBU for ITS Spots

16 automobile manufactures, navigation systems and OBU manufactures for ITS

Spot.

Pro ected number of ITS S ot-com atibleAutomobile manufacturers

.

navigation systems

Manufacturers of navigation systems and on-board units

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S i 1S i 1 D i R tD i R t G idG id


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Service1Service1 : Dynamic Route: Dynamic Route GuidanceGuidance

In the case of travel between metropolitan areas, wide-area information aswell as metropolitan area information can be received from ITS Spot.

Travel time data for all road segments inthe metropolitan area are received from

.

The car navigation system smartlyselects an optimum route.

he whole road network can be usedeffectively.

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S i 2 S f t D i i S tS i 2 S f t D i i S t


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Service2 : Safety Driving SupportService2 : Safety Driving Support

ITS Spots supports safe driving.

Obstructions WarningObstructions WarningCongestion Warning (Invisible beyond aCongestion Warning (Invisible beyond acurve etc. at an accident hot spot)curve etc. at an accident hot spot)

Warning.Congestion

ahead

Drive carefully.s ruc on a ea n

left lane

Images inform drivers of snow, fog, and other weatherImages inform drivers of snow, fog, and other weather, ., .

(Displayed about 1 kilometer before theobstruction.)

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UtilizingUtilizing probe dataprobe data


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UtilizingUtilizing probe dataprobe data

Probe information in Sa oro Probe information in Central Osaka

Probe information used for efficient and advanced road management.

Legend

Forward and backward

Legend Speed

([km/h])

0 to 20

Gatherin of travel s eed

acceleration [G])

-0.25 to -0.30

-0.30 to -0.35Gathering historical behavior

20 to 40

40 to 6060 to 80

80 to100

data (average 12 hours/day)in Central Sapporo(Sep - Nov 2011 (3 months))

-0.35 to -0.40

-0.40 to -0.45

-0.45 to -0.50

Legend (Others)

data (forward andbackward ) acceleration Jun -Nov 2011 (6 months) inCentral Osaka.

Legend (Others)

Expressway

Ordinary roads

Railway (JR) *Ordinary roads

Railway(JR)

.

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Distribution Support ServicesDistribution Support Services


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Distribution Support ServicesDistribution Support Services

Probe data of each logistic vehicle is collected at ITS Spots free of communications charges,

and provided to the logistic center real-time. Ph sical distributors use the robe data for controllin vehicular o eration and car o

delivery.

Travel route, position andclose call spots for eachindividual vehicle are

.

List of close callspots

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Cashless TransactionsCashless Transactions


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Cashless TransactionsCashless Transactions

Demonstration using test vehicles were implemented at the Tsukuba-

kenkyugakuen branch of McDonald's on Mar. 5 through 16, 2012.

Orders are registered by car navigation system.Receiving merchandise

Messages on the screen of carMessages on the screen of carnavigation systems are actuallynavigation systems are actuallydisplayed in Japanese.displayed in Japanese.

Cashless payment using credit cards

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Sag congestionSag congestion countermeasurescountermeasures based on cooperationbased on cooperation betweenbetween the roadthe road


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g gg g ppinfrastructure and automobiles.infrastructure and automobiles.

ITS Spot transmit optimum speed, headway distance.

ACC* equipped automobiles automatically drive based on the information..

* ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control): Function which controls speed and headway of a moving automobile.

, .

ITS s ot etc.

Smooth acceleration

Change in grade(sag section)

Guidance to a less congested lane

Accordin to the results of the simulations for con estion on Saturda Au ust 21 2010 The s read of 30% it is ossible to reduce the amount of

Maintaining appropriate distance between vehicles

about 50% congestion.

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Direction ofDirection of NextNext generationgeneration ITSITS


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Direction ofDirection of NextNext--generationgeneration ITSITS

Experiment at

Autopilot"

Cooperative Vehicle(Lateral)

Servic

highway usingsteering assist inaddition to ACC

highways(Longitudinal andlateral)

Cooperative Vehicle Control(Longitudinal)

leve

l

Autonomous controlImplemented

Experiment at congestionpoints on highway using ACC,road-to-vehicle communication

ACC

Pre-crash brake

Developing saferautonomous control

2011 2012 2013

Lane keeping

assist

Early 2020s

Demo at ITS World

Congress (Tokyo)

* ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control): Function which controls speed and headway of a moving automobile.

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