Denso to open automated vehicle technology centre in Tokyo
Denso to open automated vehicle technology centre in Tokyo
Denso is to open a facility at Haneda Airport in Tokyo in June 2020 to develop and test automated driving technologies.
The company says the site will feature a building and proving ground for mobility systems research and development.
It will also develop automated driving technology researched at its global R&D facility in Tokyo which opened in April.
This office was developed to promote collaboration with Denso’s development partners which include automakers, universities, research institutes
November 1, 2018
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8837 Denso is to open a facility at Haneda Airport in Tokyo in June 2020 to develop and test automated driving technologies.
The company says the site will feature a building and proving ground for mobility systems research and development.
It will also develop automated driving technology researched at its global http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/denso-expands-rd-and-collaboration-with-new-tokyo-facility/ which opened in April.
This office was developed to promote collaboration with Denso’s development partners which include automakers, universities, research institutes and start-ups.
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The team has been collaborating with local companies and universities to develop sustainable solutions and new technologies.
Japan has been the site of other moves towards developing autonomous driving technology this year. %$Linker: 2Internal<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />4339230link-external Nissan and Denafalse/sections/general/news/nissan-and-dena-launch-robo-vehicle-mobility-service-trial/falsefalse%> trialled a robo-vehicle mobility service in the Minatomirai district of Yokohama.
Riders used a dedicated app to choose from a list of recommended destinations through text or voice. The in-car tablet screen displayed nearly 500 places of interest and events in the vicinity.
The trial took place across a 4.5km route between Nissan’s global HQ and the Yokohama World Porters shopping centre.
Transport company ComfortDelGro is trialling MaaS Global’s Whim app in Singapore. The Finnish mobility company secured a €9m funding round for the app in August to support its ambition in revolutionising the way people move. ComfortDelGro says the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app’s users will be able to access its fleet of taxis as well as transition from a train or a bus or choose to finish the trip on a bicycle. Kaj Pyyhtiä, MaaS Global co-founder, says the company will use the initiative to enter
The Government of Japan is to install 5G wireless communications base stations on traffic signals nationwide by 2025.
A report by The Japan News says the project is expected to reduce costs for telecommunications service providers.
As part of the project, traffic signals will be equipped with devices to measure the amount of traffic. The information sent from the stations to the vehicles is expected to support autonomous driving.
Japan is not the only company looking to harness the potential of 5G. In F
Transport for London (TfL) has described claims that it is deepening its relationship with Uber as ‘nonsense’.
Media reports suggested that London’s transit authority might be going to offer customers access to public transport services via the ride-hailing firm's app.
The Financial Times reported that Uber is attempting to add TfL's data about tube and bus timetables into the app.
But a spokesperson from TfL told ITS International that the only thing it is putting out is open data – and does no