Toward Realization of Smartway in Japan

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Toward Realization of Smartway in Japan
Fifth AASHTO International Day November 16th,
2008

• November 2008
• Koichi Sakai
• Senior Researcher,
• Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Division,
• National Institute for Land and Infrastructure
  Management (NILIM),
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
  Tourism (MLIT), Japan

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Outline

• Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
  Car Users in Japan)
• Feature of Smartway
• Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
  Demonstration on the Tokyo Metropolitan
  Expressway (MEX)
• Result of Smartway 2007
• Future Plans

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Outline

• Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
  Car Users in Japan)
• Feature of Smartway
• Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
  Demonstration on the Tokyo Metropolitan
  Expressway (MEX)
• Result of Smartway 2007
• Future Plans

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Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
Car Users in Japan) - Electronic Toll Collection
System (ETC)

• Approx. 20 million ETC on-board units (OBUs) have
  been shipped (as of August 2008).
• The nationwide utilization rate 74 (as of
  August 2008).

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Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
Car Users in Japan) - Vehicle Information
Communication System (VICS)

• Provide real-time road traffic congestion
  information on car navigation system which
  started in 1996
• Over 18 million VICS-OBUs have been shipped (as
  of 2007)

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Table of Contents

• Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
  Car Users in Japan)
• Feature of Smartway
• Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
  Demonstration on the Tokyo Metropolitan
  Expressway (MEX)
• Result of Smartway 2007
• Future Plans

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Feature of Smartway- New Road-Vehicle
Cooperation System

• Develop new Road-Vehicle Cooperation Systems
  using 5.8 GHz DSRC and ITS On-board Units (OBUs)
  for Smartway

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Feature of Smartway- Realize Various Services
through a Single OBU

• A single ITS on-board unit (OBU) will provide
  various services according to establishment of
  common platform

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Outline

• Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
  Car Users in Japan)
• Feature of Smartway
• Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
  Demonstration on the Tokyo Metropolitan
  Expressway (MEX)
• Result of Smartway 2007
• Future Plans

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Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
Demonstration on the MEXITS On-Board Units
(OBUs) and Road Equipments
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Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
Demonstration on the MEXLineup of Services (1/2)
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Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
Demonstration on the MEXLineup of Services (2/2)
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Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
Demonstration on the MEXLocation of On-road
Proving Tests

• On-road tests are conducted on the Inner Circular
  Route, Route 4, and Route 5 of the Tokyo
  Metropolitan Expressway

Itabashi JCT
Route 5
Central Circular Shinjuku Route
Takebashi JCT
Kandabashi JCT
Hakozaki JCT
Miyakezaka JCT
Route 4
Tanimachi JCT
Route 3
Inner Circular Line
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Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
Demonstration on the MEXScale of Field Tests
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Outline

• Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
  Car Users in Japan)
• Feature of Smartway
• Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
  Demonstration on the Tokyo Metropolitan
  Expressway (MEX)
• Result of Smartway 2007
• Future Plans

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Results of Smartway 2007Results of Questionnaire
Survey of Demonstration on MEX (2/3)

• 89 of participants answered positively.
• Merging Assistance, Providing Information on
  Obstacles Ahead and Parking Lot Payment got
  high evaluations.

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Results of Smartway 2007Results of Questionnaire
Survey of Demonstration on MEX (3/3)

• 59 of participants wish to purchase ITS-OBU.
• Majority of them think they will do so when
  replace their car

• Condition for purchase of ITS-OBU of those who
  answered he/she would not purchase
• If ITS-OBU is cheap (or the same price as
  current car-navigation systems)
• If the locations of these services are expanded
  (deployment of DSRC antenna to nationwide)
• If service contents are enrich (enhancement of
  preciseness of information)

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Outline

• Background (Popularization of ITS Technology for
  Car Users in Japan)
• Feature of Smartway
• Smartway 2007 On-road Proving Tests and
  Demonstration on the Tokyo Metropolitan
  Expressway (MEX)
• Result of Smartway 2007
• Future Plans

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Future Plans - Nationwide Deployment Plan of
Smartway Services

• On-road tests and trial operation will be
  conducted at regions throughout Japan from FY 2008

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Future PlanesRegional Deployment of Smartway in
2008

• On-road tests will be conducted at three (3)
  major metropolitan areas and other areas in FY
  2008
• Based on the results of these tests in FY 2008,
  nationwide deployment of Smartway services will
  start in FY 2009

Niigata

Nagoya
Tokyo
Osaka/Kyoto
Hiroshima
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Future PlanesDeployment Strategy of Smartway
VICS (wide-area, detailed road traffic
information)
Diverse media
Shinjuku-Dori Ave. near Yotsuya-Mitsuke
Congested for 0.5 km
Smart Parking
VICS receiver (2.4 GHz)
2.8 million vehicles (as of June 2008)
Internet Connection
New ITS OBU (5.8 GHz DSRC)

ETC OBU (5.8 GHz DSRC)
Assisting Safe Driving
21 million vehicles (as of Sep. 2008)


Congestion ahead. Take care to avoid a rear-end
collision.
Car navigation system
Car navigation system
32 million vehicles (as of June 2008)
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Thank you for your attention