Nagoya University has been selected by the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, for the “Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation promotion Program (SIP) Phase 3, Development of Smart Mobility Platform” (Research Promotion Corporation: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)) for the following proposal.
In the third phase of the SIP “Development of Smart Mobility Platform,” a team led by Nagoya University aims to build “Smart Districts” that are safe, secure, and free of mobility barriers. Specifically, a local mobility system with mobility hubs at their core, which will serve as nodes of mobility and centers activities, will be built under the coordination of MaaS. For the local mobility system, the use of automated driving is considered essential, considering sustainable operating costs and countermeasure for driver shortages. Therefore, we will propose standardized automated vehicles for local mobility and pursue “social systemization” of automated vehicles where the local community agrees on how to operate such vehicles. We will also propose a new index to evaluate the improvement of accessibility by upgrading mobility services, and work on international collaboration to extend our research and development globally.