「Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP)/Automated Driving for Universal Services/Construction of Collaboration Structure in Promotion of Joint Researchon Automated Driving with Overseas Research Institutions」

FY 2020 Report
The University of Tokyo
Mobility Innovation Collaborative Research Organization (UTmobI)
March 2021

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”Construction of Collaboration Structure in Promotion of Joint Research on
Automated Driving with Overseas Research Institutions” Contents
1. Promote collaboration environments with overseas research institutions
and creation of research theme, as a main window of SIP-adusinternational cooperation
1) Developing environments of international cooperation with government level2) Creating research themes for international cooperation with expert level3) Expansion of the database of researchers regarding automated driving

2. Create the plan and arrange the establishment of research bodies forpromoting international collaborative research in automated driving area
1) Studying future sustainable collaboration model
2) Creating the plan and arranging the establishment of research bodies
21. Promote collaboration environments with overseas research
institutions and creation of research theme, as a main window ofSIP-adus international cooperation

31) Developing environments of international cooperation with government level
Manage government meeting for Japanese-German Research cooperation
 Managed government bi-lateral meetings with BMBF as coordinating secretariat
Coordinating secretariat meeting : 16th April, 11th May, 11th Sep., 1st Oct., 12th Oct., 18th Dec. in 2020

 Managed following 3rd steering committee of the Japanese-German Research Co-operation
with Cabinet office Date & Time : 17:30-19:30, 29th May 2020 (Web meeting) Attendee :Germany : BMBF Dr. Zeisel, Mr. Friedrich, etc., BMWi, Embassy of Germany in Tokyo, VDI/VDE-IT
Japan : CAO (Kuzumaki-PD, Kakimi Director, etc.), METI, Embassy of Japan in Germany, NEDO, The
University of Tokyo, etc.
 Main agenda :• Status report on Japanese-German research cooperation(Human Factors, Impact Assessment of Socio-economic Benefits)• Presentation of project ideas, results of the pre-evaluation, discussion and approval(Safety Assurance, Cybersecurity)• Next steps41) Developing environments of international cooperation with government level
Establishment of Europe-Japan Cooperation scheme with European Commission
 Managed coordinating secretariat meetings with European Commission
Newly started regular meeting with European Commission to promote Europe-Japan cooperation andmanaged the meetings.
Coordinating secretariat meeting : 8th May, 17th July, 2nd Oct., 2nd Dec. in 2020, 15th Jan., 12th Feb., 4th March in 2021

 Established Europe-Japan Cooperation
Scheme on CAD
As a sustainable framework of Europe-Japan
cooperation, Europe-Japan cooperation scheme
on CAD (right fig.) was created and proposed toEuropean Commission, and it was agreed.

European Commission

High-level meeting

Chair : ______________ (DG-RTD)

SIP-adusChair : ______________ (CAO)

Status Report

Status Report

European Commission____________ (DG-RTD)

Bi-lateral meeting
Status management

StatusReportSupport

Status Report
European project
Project coordinator

SIP-adus___________ (CAO)

Joint WorkSupport
Searching future items

Japan project
Project coordinator

Project agreement
ResearchTeam

ResearchTeam

ResearchTeam

ResearchTeam51) Developing environments of international cooperation with government level
Establishment of Europe-Japan Cooperation scheme with European Commission
Annual Status Report; Table of contents
 Issued collaboration activity report regarding
Executive Summary
Europe-Japan cooperation
1. Activities of European - Japanese cooperation on CAD
In order to summarize collaboration activities in 2020,
Issuing “Annual Status Report” was agreed with EuropeanCommission and first report was created.

 Held High-level meeting regarding Europe-Japancooperation on CAD

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Project Collaboration Activities
2.1. TransAID - ITS Japan/UTmobI
2.2. HEADSTART - SAKURA/DIVP
2.3. HADRIAN - SIP-adus Human Factors
2.4. SHOW - ITS Japan/UTmobI
3. Future possibilities
3.1. Opportunities from European perspective
APPENDIX

Following the completion of “Annual Status Report”, High-level meeting named “Annual Report Meeting”
was held to report Europe-Japan cooperation activities and discuss further future cooperation.
 Date & Time : 18:00-19:00, 12th March 2021 (Web meeting) Attendee :European Commission (DG-RTD) : Future Urban & Mobility Systems, Head of Unit, Philippe Froissard, Ludger Rogge, Tom Alkim,etc., Delegation of the European Union to Japan
Japan : CAO (Kuzumaki-PD, Kakimi Director, etc.), SIP-adus International cooperation theme leaders, METI, The mission of Japanto the European Union, NEDO, The University of Tokyo, etc.

 Main agenda :Introduction of SIP-adus activities, Introduction of European Commission activities,Explanation of “Annual Status Report”, Next step for EU-Japan cooperation on CAD

61) Developing environments of international cooperation with government level
International cooperation window role of SIP-adus Arranged overseas speakers for Keynote speech at SIP-adus workshop 2020
Arranged speakers for Keynote speech from US-DOT and European Commission(DG-RTD) for SIP-adusworkshop 2020, and following speakers took a keynote speech;
US : Diana Elizabeth Furchtgott-Roth (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, UnitedStates Department of Transportation, United States of America)
EU : Patrick Child (Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, EuropeanCommission) Organized plenary session of ”Regional Activities” in SIP-adus workshop 2020
Organized plenary session of ”Regional Activities” with ITS Japan. This session was held as live session
with recording. Experts from Japan, US, and Europe were attended, and discussed issues to realize SAE
level 4 mobility services

 Attended international research conferences and collected the latest trend information
Attended international research conferences held as web conference; Automated Vehicle Symposium(AVS) (July 2020, US), EUCAD 2nd Webinar (Sep. 2020, EU), European Transport Conference(ETC) (Sep.
2020, EU)、EUCAD 3rd Webinar (Oct. 2020, EU), ITS European Congress (Nov. 2020, EU), Transportation
Research Board(TRB) (Jan. 2021, US), and collected the latest trend information regarding automateddriving technologies

72) Creating research themes for international cooperation with expert level
Alliance for Promoting Mobility Innovation

 In order to discuss future themes for international cooperation considering after SIPadus 2nd phase, and in order to share the latest international research activities of SIPadus, “Alliance for Promoting Mobility Innovation” was held in FY2020.
TimeMain agendaAugust 2020

・Update result of researchers’ database in FY2019, Discussion to manage the database・Introduction of web-site images for “Alliance for Promoting Mobility Innovation”
・Information sharing of the latest international research activities
・Status report for future themes for international cooperation

October 2020・Introduction of ideas for academia networking activities after SIP-adus 2nd phase
・Information sharing of the latest international research activities
・Status report for future themes for international cooperation

March 2021

・Status report of researchers’ database update, notice of database updating work
・Consultation for opening “Alliance for Promoting Mobility Innovation” web-site
・Information sharing of the latest international research activities

82) Creating research themes for international cooperation with expert level
Promotion of new research themes for Japanese-German Research cooperation
 Supported starting new research cooperation activities
Supported Japanese experts as coordinating secretariat for new cooperation research themes (SafetyAssurance, Cybersecurity) regarding Japanese-German Research cooperation, and evaluated joint
research proposal for steering committee.
The both research themes were approved at steering committee held on May 2020.

 Supported Japanese-German expert workshop
Supported Japanese-German expert workshop attending senior government staff to promote research
activities in each joint research theme.
 Date & Time : 18:00-20:00, 25th Nov. 2020 (Web meeting) Attendee :Germany : BMBF Dr. Zeisel, Mr. Friedrich, etc., each experts(Safety Assurance, Cybersecurity, Socio-economic Impact),
VDI/VDE-IT, etc.
Japan : CAO (Kuzumaki-PD, Kakimi Director, etc.), each experts(Safety Assurance, Cybersecurity, Socio-economic Impact), The
University of Tokyo, etc.

 Main agenda :• Introduction and discussion for Socio-economic Impact• Introduction and discussion for Safety Assurance• Introduction of Cybersecurity activity plan92) Creating research themes for international cooperation with expert level
Study and support for collaborative research themes with Horizon 2020 regarding
Europe - Japan cooperation
 Supported research cooperation activities with HEADSTART projectStarted collaboration activities with HEADSTART project by introduction from European Commission (DGRTD). Since 2nd meeting, it was held as joint meeting with SAKURA project in Japan.
Supporting activities like meeting schedule arrangement, call for Japanese participants, meeting material
sharing, etc. were carried out as coordinating secretariat.
Meeting with HEADSTART project : 23rd June, 30th Sep., 17th Nov. in 2020, 14th Jan. in 2021

Creation of information sharing web-site for future academic cooperation

 Created web-site to announce and promote academic knowledges related toautomated driving technologies by academic cooperation. Created research activities
contents in each members and asked members to validate. Also, web-site domain(apmi.jp) was obtained for publication.
102) Creating research themes for international cooperation with expert level
Study of new international collaborative research theme
 Realizing Level 4 Mobility services
As a new international collaborative research theme considering after SIP-adus 2nd phase period,
research plan and contents, etc. for realizing level 4 mobility services were created with ITS Japan andrelevant stakeholders.

 Collaboration activities with SHOW project in Europe
Regarding the research theme of realizing level 4 mobility services, collaboration activities with SHOW
project under Horizon 2020 started with ITS Japan by signing NDA between SHOW project and ITS Japan/UTmobI in Sep. 2020.
Meeting with SHOW project : 9th Sep., 27th Oct., 14th Dec. in 2020, 3rd March in 2021

113) Expansion of the database of researchers regarding automated driving
In recent research and development regarding automated driving technologies, cross-sectoral activities
between technical and non-technical field are expected. In order to understand the both technical and nontechnical research fields comprehensively, the database of researchers regarding automated driving wascreated and it has been updated.
One of the purpose of this activities is to promote cooperation with industry, government, and academia
regarding automated driving area, and matching the research needs from industry and government isexpected by utilizing this researchers’ database managed by academia.

Activities in FY2020
 Sorted out terms for data protection and exploitation of the database Examined an ethical review to use the database Studied exploitations of the database Contents of the database Trials of contents analysis by machine learning Exploitation possibility of published literature, papers and the database Updated the database by utilizing electronic data12

2. Create the plan and arrange the establishment of research bodiesfor promoting international collaborative research in automateddriving area131) Studying future sustainable collaboration model
Investigation of research activities in Japan
 Research activities by Japanese academia• Investigation of pilot testing at Izu-Kogen by Nagoya University• Information exchange through the mobility innovation promotion council
Date

2020/8/6

2020/12/12

Participated university

Contents

Tohoku Univ., Nihon Univ., Nagoya Univ., Information exchange with researchers regarding the situation by
Hosei Univ., Ritsumeikan Univ., Chuo
COVID-19Univ., The Univ. of Tokyo
Kanazawa Univ., Univ. of Tsukuba,- Mobility vision towards post COVID-19 era (The Univ. of Tokyo)
Tohoku Univ., Doshisha Univ., Nagoya- Fukushima innovation coast framework (Tohoku University)
Univ., Nihon Univ., The Univ. of Tokyo- Automated shuttle pilot tests at Shimoda in Shizuoka (Nagoya Univ.)

 Research activities by Industry• Investigation of pilot testing at Expo ‘70 Commemorative park at Osaka by BOLDLY Research activities by Government• Investigation of mid-size bus pilot testing at Kita-Kyushu by METI and MLIT Research presentations regarding automated driving technologies in Japan• Investigation of research presentations and papers at 2020 JSAE Congress (Autumn)

141) Studying future sustainable collaboration model
Study of draft activity contents for new research body
Recently, ”New normal” has been considered through the experiences of COVID-19, therefore it is necessary toconsider a way of new mobility for ”New normal” from the both travel and logistics point of view.
For the study of new mobility, not only technical aspects but also social, ethical aspects have to be considered,hence gathering various knowledges from various research fields is necessary.
Considering above background, draft activity contents were studied and drafted as follows;
Note; Some of these activities may NOT be carried out depends on actual research body type.

Draft activity contents for new research body
<Proposals for policy, measures> • Policy proposals for the society of new mobility• Delegating members to the expert panel organized by government<Gathering various knowledges, • Promoting social deployment by research and development based on the proposals
for new mobility era
Contributions to the society>• Promoting cross-field research and development by various academia network• Expanding the academia network (Establishing of researchers’ database)• Matching between industry needs and experts’ knowledges<International cooperation> • Collaboration with overseas research body and projects• Promoting international harmonization<Researchers development, • Organizing periodical research workshop, seminar
Returning outputs to the society> • Delivering publications about research outputs• Development of young researchers, delivering mobility researchers, engineers

152) Creating the plan and arranging the establishment of research bodies
 Based on the study by 2-1, research bodies which are facing overseas research institutes
and addressing Japanese specific issues are studied. Towards the establishment of newresearch bodies, it is necessary to consider the time schedule, outlines, and necessary
rules after reaching a consensus with related government and industrial stakeholders bycooperating with Cabinet Office.
 In FY2020, various opinions from government stakeholders were collected through theexplanation of the background and draft activity contents for new research body. Also,
various opinions from academia members were collected at the council for promoting
mobility innovation (held on Oct. 2020).

 Meetings with SIP-adus key members were held (April, Sep., Nov., and Dec.), and actual
concepts and preparation research activities for new research bodies were discussed.

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