TOPICS
December 21, 2023
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Panasonic System Networks R&D Lab. Co., Ltd.
Kyocera Corporation
Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.

Establishment of the “Smart Mobility Infrastructure
Collaborative Innovation Partnership”
To promote research and development of intelligent mobility infrastructure for the realizationof a safe, secure, and comfortable transportation society
Toyota Tsusho Corporation (hereinafter: Toyota Tsusho), Panasonic System Networks R&D Lab. Co., Ltd.
(hereinafter: PSNRD), Kyocera Corporation (hereinafter: Kyocera), and Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.
(hereinafter: Nippon Signal) announced the establishment of the "Smart Mobility Infrastructure Technology
Research Partnership" (hereinafter: SMICIP) on November 30 to address the challenges in thetransportation society. SMICIP will promote research and development of "Smart Mobility Infrastructure,"a system that notifies vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians of danger information detected by V2X*1 radio
equipment such as ITS Connect*2 installed in vehicles and infrastructure facilities. Through research anddevelopment for infrastructure coordination support for autonomous driving and collection and utilizationof traffic flow data, we aim to realize a safe, secure, and comfortable transportation society for all people.
*1 V2X, which stands for “Vehicle to X,” is a technology that enables communication and cooperation between vehicles and various things.
By equipping a car with various devices and parts and having it constantly connected to a computer network, the convenience of driving
improves. V2X mainly has connection destinations such as “Vehicle-to-Vehicle,” “Vehicle-to-Infrastructure”, “Vehicle-to-Pedestrian,” and“Vehicle-to-Bicycle.”*2 A driving support system that utilizes Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) using the ITS dedicated frequency(760MHz).

1. Background of Establishment
By promoting research and development utilizing the technologies and knowledge of the four companies,
SMICIP will contribute to the early realization of a safe, secure, and comfortable transportation society freefrom accidents and traffic congestion. New transportation infrastructure technologies are expected to bedeveloped based on the following social backgrounds.
⑴ Although the number of traffic fatalities and injuries has been decreasing year by year in recent years
due to technological improvements in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) installed in vehicles,
there is a strong need to develop technologies that link pedestrians, vehicles, and roads with sensors
and radio equipment, etc., to achieve zero traffic fatalities and injuries.
⑵ It has become increasingly difficult to realize autonomous driving only with on-board sensors on
ordinary roads where vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians are mixed. In such road environments,
technical support from the transportation infrastructure side is needed.
⑶ The collection and utilization of data on traffic information is an essential element in the developmentof infrastructure for regional living areas, the re-design of public transportation, the maximum utilizationof regional transportation resources, the construction of sustainable logistics systems, and thedevelopment of technology to enable the collection of such data is desired.

2. SMICIP Research Details(1) Research on roadside infrastructure technology to support the reduction of traffic accidents.
This project aims to establish the infrastructure coordination and support technologies necessary forzero traffic fatalities and injuries. Specifically, in cooperation with relevant ministries, agencies, andvarious private organizations, we will establish effective accident reduction methods using smart mobility
infrastructure, define the functions and quality of infrastructure that meet these requirements, and study
the feasibility of developing and implementing roadside infrastructure technology.

1(2) Research on infrastructure technology for cooperative autonomous driving.
This project aims to establish the technology required for infrastructure coordination support to realize
autonomous driving. Specifically, in cooperation with autonomous driving development companies,
autonomous driving introduction support companies, standardization organizations, etc., we will
establish requirements for the expansion of areas where autonomous driving is possible, define thefunctions and quality of smart mobility infrastructure necessary to meet those requirements and study
the possibility of developing and implementing autonomous driving cooperative infrastructuretechnology.
(3) Research on mobility platforms that enable data collection and utilization of traffic information.
SMICIP will study new services provided by mobility platforms that aggregate data generated by smart
mobility infrastructures and develop systems to realize these services.
(4) Research on the business feasibility of smart mobility infrastructure
SMICIP will conduct feasibility studies to establish the smart mobility infrastructure as a sustainablebusiness for social implementation.

3. Roles of each company in the SMICIP
Toyota Tsusho ・Gather information on issues and propose solutions by utilizing its knowledge ofthe mobility business and both domestic and international networks
・Manage the project for the formulation and implementation of business plans
PSNRD

・Utilize core technologies such as wireless integration, image sensing, and AIinformatics.
・Make an alignment with standardization trends in product development, andanticipate to-be-required definition, development, and implementationKyocera

・Develop infrastructure systems utilizing technology and expertise in sensors andwireless communications
・Develop data collection technology using infrastructure systems

Nippon Signal

・Utilize technologies that link with existing traffic infrastructure, including sensing
technologies and traffic signal systems.
・Operate and maintain the transportation infrastructure, utilizing our experience andknow-how from the road-vehicle coordination public road demonstrations(Image of Smart Mobility Infrastructure Utilization)2

4. Overview of SMICIP
Established
November 30, 2023
BoardKazunori Mori
Chairman(General Manager, Smart Society Business Development Department, Chemicals &Electronics Division, Toyota Tsusho Corporation)
ManagingTakatada Maeda
Director(President, Panasonic System Networks R&D Lab. Co., Ltd.)
Director
Yasuhiro Satake(General Manager, ITS Related R&D Division, Corporate R&D Group, Kyocera
Corporation)
Director
Yoshinori Aoki
(Chief General Manager, Smart Mobility Systems Division, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.)Tomohiro Suzumura
Auditor(Manager, Smart Society Business Development Department, Chemicals & Electronics
Division, Toyota Tsusho Corporation)
Union
Toyota Tsusho, PSNRD, Kyocera, Nippon Signal
members
Headquarters 3-13, Konan 2-chome, Minato-ku, TokyolocationResearch
Smart mobility infrastructure technology researchdetails[Contact for This Release]Toyota Tsusho Corporation Corporate Communications Department Tel: +81-3-4306-8200
Panasonic System Networks R&D Lab. Co., Ltd. Tel: +81-22-377-9600
Kyocera Corporation Corporate Communications Division TEL: +81-3-6364-5503
Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. General Affairs Department Public Relations TEL: +81-3-3217-7200

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