Articles for ITS market
2020
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What happens to CASE when gas cars are banned in Japan?
"The 2050 Carbon Neutral policy" set by Suga administration is likely to accelerate the electrification of cars in Japan.In December 2020, the government held the 5th Gr...
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When will Flying Cars be launched?
Recently, flying cars has become a hot topic in Japan. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established a council for the air mobility revolution in 2018, and "commerc...
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Expectation vs. reality：Autonomous Driving in Japan
It is said that there is not much news about autonomous driving nowadays, and some people wonder if the self-driving enthusiasm is over. In 2017, the experiment of “Google car” be...
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V2X, Becoming increasingly important in autonomous driving
The history and practical applications of autonomous driving began in 2000 in the United States. The first autonomous racing conducted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projec...
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Technology of Subaru “EyeSight X”
Subaru's Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), "EyeSight", has been fully redesigned. It will be installed in the new "Levorg", which will go on sale in Oc...
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Lifestyle-oriented French cars gain popularity in Japan
Recently, French cars have been gaining more attention in Japan. Here we explore some of the reasons.The Japanese typically think of German cars when it comes to imported cars. It...
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Human-oriented smart cities are wanted
It is said that the digitalization of Japanese society must be accelerated due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The payments of special benefits by the government were delayed because...
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MaaS and CASE, how would automotive industry change after COVID-19?
Toyota announced on May 12 that their annual sale volume will be decreased 22% when compared with the previous year. Meanwhile Woven City, their new generation project, will be st...
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The beginning of virtualization era, triggered by COVID-19
The future of the automotive industry is uncertain due to COVID-19. In March 2020, the number of new car sales in China, which has the largest market, fell by 43.3% from the same ...
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Trend of EV shift and consumer demands
General Motors (GM) announced their new generation EV platform on 4th March 2020. They are going to launch their new EV system for all their brands including Chevrolet, Buick, GMC...
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TOYOTA Press conference about ADAS - Releasing algorithm for "sudden acceleration suppression during attempted sudden acceleration" free of charge -
In early February 2020, the Public Relations Department of the Toyota Head Office sent an e-mail saying, "I'm in a hurry, but could you attend a press release on ADAS?" ...
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The Japanese automotive industry in 2020 - 3 turning points -
Looking, the relationship between the automotive industry and new technologies and services such as CASE (connectivity, automated driving, sharing, and electrification) and MaaS (...
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"Using a smartphone while driving" and "Level 3 automated driving"
HMI is short for Human Machine Interface.HMI in the automotive field often refers to the screen in the vehicle. In other words, emphasis is placed on human-car vision interfaces.U...
2019
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Motor show business model is at a turning point - Tokyo Motor Show Report -
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Commercialization and monetization of MaaS - ITS World Congress Singapore Report -
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Android Automotive pays attention to V2X - Report from the Frankfurt Motor Show 2019 in Germany -
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Automobile Distribution Revolution and DCM (Data Communication Module)
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Connected business potential and newly proposed "eMaaS" by Honda
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5G services for practical use are multiplying
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Connectivity technologies attracting attention due to frequent traffic accidents
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Shanghai Motor Show report -SUV, EV, Automated car & 5G-
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Drone Business roadmap and updates to Michibiki (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System)
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MaaS (Mobility as a Service) "town development." Full-scale promotion for a national project
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CES organizer states "Data Period in 2020s." Transformation of the Automotive Industry in CES, US "-CES2019 Report-"
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"Return to Origin" directed towards the age of change, automatic operation and connectivity
2018
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New proposal for Private Car Automated Driving Level and other Hot 5G Technology Topics
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Standardized EV charging infrastructure concerns in Europe, US, Japan and China - Kobe EVS 31 field report -
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Touring a pure car carrier and a test drive of the latest hybrid car
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Planning stage products are exhibited at the newly established visualized mobility service "TOYOTA MOBILITY SHOWROOM".
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Potential “Community Car-share” program promoted by local residents
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CES Asia Report 2108
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Companies attempt new Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communications, including traffic volume measurements and vehicle positioning. -ITS Asia Pacific Forum in Fukuoka-
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Geneva show in Switzerland. Flying cars and MaaS (Mobility as a Service) were hot topics.
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EV (Electric Vehicle) proposals by country
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MaaS competition through service mobilization, M & A and technical field collaboration is accelerating. - The CES 2018 Report -
2017
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Big data’s initiative and fight for the automotive industry. Cooperation among companies becomes increasingly important.
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Connected car and road-to-vehicle communication automatic operation
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ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) and ETC2.0. Current situation and projected future
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Rapid development of sharing economy
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Germany is first to recognize level 3 automated driving
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ITS EU 2017 Field Reports -Automatic Operation and the eCall-
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From Infotainment to ITS, the competitive area is spreading in the car big data industry.
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GTC (GPU Technology Conference) Report and the de facto standardization of AI (artificial intelligence)
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Renesas' new challenge! "e-AI Solution" and "Renesas Autonomy"
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The Automobile industry is shifting from a manufacturing industry to a service industry.
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The movement toward accident countermeasures for aging drivers in Japan
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Fusion of ride sharing and fully automated driving is advancing in the USA.
2016
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Overview of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) and advancements toward full-scale practical use including the Tokyo Olympic Games - G-space EXPO 2016 report-
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Japan’s automated driving project "SIP-adus" will be a large demonstration experiment.
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The International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition. There were many car manufactures with exhibits booths at this show.
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Japanese car manufacturers starting to concentrate on strengthening the ADAS system
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A new movement of legislation for autonomous cars
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Cyber Security and “AGL”, the new OS for automotive are hot topics in the connected car industry
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“High precision 3D map” the key future of autonomous car and pedestrian dead reckoning
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Chinese “BAT” is accelerating their business in the EV (Electric Vehicle) market
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Tesla's original connection to Taiwan and the new transportation system technologies.
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"The main topic" of the Geneva Motor Show was how to strengthen "pedestrian protection"
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The probe data business is getting more competitive
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Reporting directly from the 2016 CES show "Data services will soon become the main revenue source of automotive industry"
2015
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Do the automated driving systems need the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) ?
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ETC Version 2.0 is coming soon. A new service was announced at the Tokyo Motor Show and the possibility that is could be used as a device for older drivers.
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"Connected Horizon" and "eHorizon". Germany's leading parts supplier accelerates strengthening of "Big Data" for business
Writer introduction
Mr. Kenji Momota Automotive journalist
His major is the world automotive industry and he is also familiar with the energy industry, IT and the aging society problem as the related fields. He acts around the world based in Japan and USA and writes for the general magazines, the technology journals and the automotive related media etc.
He is also commentator of motor race and world's motor show on TV program based on his career of the driver of Indy Racing League and NASCAR. In recent years, he has been covering about a paradigm shift from developed countries to developing countries, the motorized vehicle like EV and the telematics.
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GPS/GNSS Receiver&Chips and Modules (positioning and timing)-
Positioning Accuracy < 2.5m (1σ) in urban canyon Dead Reckoning
Multi-GNSS Receiver Module GV-87 -
Concurrent reception of GPS and GLONASS
Multi-GNSS Receiver Chip ePV7010B -
Generates UTC-synchronized 1PPS (pulse per second) and continuously disciplined 10 MHz
Multi-GNSS Disciplined Oscillator