SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013
NEWSLETTER

vol. 2

2013.10.08

SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013
The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 Organizer-Themed Project“The Greater Evolution of Vehicles”
Connected Vehicles for Enhancing Safety and Reassurance
Transportation of people and things are evolving into a new dimension that provides an unprecedented level of safety
and reassurances, made possible by connecting vehicles to the most advanced information-communication
technologies and driver assistance systems.
The vehicles of our future will be connected to its surroundings – such as the road, pedestrians, and other vehicles –through information and communication networks. Added to this will be the latest safety technologies for driving
assistance. Combined, these technologies will provide extremely high safety and an unprecedented level of ease indriving for all types of drivers, even in an environment of highly congested traffic by pedestrians and other vehicles.
These latest technologies will be further complemented by a system to forecast traffic congestion that is linked toautomated driving vehicles, and a method for cruising in a highly compact manner with vehicles following closely behind
one another. These technologies will likely be the foundations that support the infrastructure of our future society,allowing for things to be transported with better cost and speed without being affected by the time and distance, andbringing to reality a world with zero traffic accidents.
Furthermore, the automated driving control system will evolve to render a new level of service by fusing it with interface
technologies that connect the driver to the vehicle. It will provide the driver with a safe and enjoyable transportation
service, allowing them to seamlessly and freely select from a variety of driving modes depending on the mood and theweather. The joys and freedom of going places by car will be maximized by being able to choose whether to enjoy
actually driving the car or to utilize the automated driving function, depending on the driver’s disposition or the driving
conditions at a given time.
The SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013, the organizer-themed project at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013, will be offeredunder the theme of “KURUMA NETWORKING: Vehicles connecting with people’s lives and society.” Under this theme,
it will offer test rides of vehicles installed with systems to reduce traffic accidents and the ADAS (Advanced DriverAssistance Systems). It will also host an international symposium on the ADAS.
SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013 not only introduces the latest technologies, but also provides a place for both theexhibitors and the visitors to come together to experience and contemplate the various future potentials in such aspects
as the new relationships and possibilities between people and vehicles, and the changes it will bring to our lifestyles.
Advanced driving assistance and automated driving will revolutionize the way we think about safety, reassurance, andabout vehicles, leading to the creation of new services, and paving the way toward a new future.

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Experience a new dimension in connected vehicles for enhancing safety and reassurance
ADAS Test Ride
Location: Rooftop Exhibition Area, West Hall, Tokyo Big Sight
Dates: November 23 (Sat.) – 26 (Tue.), 2013
Details: Test rides hosted by the exhibitors featuring technologies that lead toward enhanced
safety and reassurance(program details will be announced at a later date).
International Symposium“Connected vehicles for enhancing safety and reassurance – Possibilities of advanced driverassistance systems”
Location: 6th Floor, Conference Tower, Tokyo Big Sight
Date:
November 25 (Mon.), 2013 (program details will be announced on a later date)
Exhibits
ADAS-related technologies that lead toward enhanced safety and reassurance will be
introduced on the video screen at the core exhibition space and at exhibitor booths.
Note: SMC 2013 venue will offer a variety of other programs in addition to those associated with ADAS.

CEATEC JAPAN 2013 / ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 / Tokyo Motor Show 2013
Three-Event Collaboration
Symposiums will be offered under a common theme of automated driving at each of the following events:
CEATEC Japan 2013, which is a cutting-edge IT and Electronics general show; ITS World Congress Tokyo
2013, which will be held in Japan for the first time in nine years; and the Tokyo Motor Show, which is held
every other year.
Part 1: CEATEC JAPAN (14:00 – 17:30 on October 2 [Wed.] / Convention Hall A, Makuhari Messe)“IT & Electronics Technologies Supporting the Future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems”
Part 2: 20th ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 (12:30 – 14:00 on October 15 [Tue.] / Atrium, Tokyo Big Sight)
Public talk sessions by global ITS leaders on “Automated and Connected Vehicle Technologies”
Part 3: The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 (10:30 – 16:30 on November 25 [Mon.] / Conference Tower, Tokyo Big Sight)
SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013 International Symposium“Connected vehicles for enhancing safety and reassurance – Possibilities of advanced driver assistance systems”

2SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013NEWSLETTERCOLUMN For Further Reassurances Future of Driving Safety
I really love cars. I still look up to my neighbor, an older girl who
used to take me on a drive to all different places. My dream is togo on a driving trip by myself – on a weekend, with my beloved
car, to a favorite place of my own.
But, since I lack the confidence, I only drive to go shopping or to
go to work. So my family and friends believe that I have nointerest in cars.
A friend in a similar situation bought a new car the other day, andinvited me to go driving with her. She said happily, “I had heardthat cars these days are easier to drive, because they would
automatically put on the breaks right before collision, or will avert
traffic jams for you. At first, I didn’t really believe it, but now,
driving is so much fun.”Etsuko Kusuda
Tokyo Motor Show
SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013
Associated Editor for the Newsletter- Born in 1984
- First Chief Editor of Cross Sector Mobility
Business Magazine “LIGARE” – QOL &Mobility of Life
- Mobility consultant and journalist, who
actively communicates the mindset ofwomen aged in their 20s- Member of the “Study Group on Sharing
Future Visions on Transportation x City xHousing” hosted by the Ministry of Land,Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism- Member of the “Urban Traffic Council” of
Nishinomiya City

I learned that cars of our future would communicate with its
surrounding environments, including pedestrians and other cars,
providing us with subtle assistance so that everyone, myself
included, can drive safely. If such a car would become my partner,
then I’d be comfortable enough to go traveling anywhere, even to
unknown cities. I believe I could go on driving forever.
To be able to go anywhere, as you wish – like growing wings offreedom to go on travels of self-discovery. The thought of it
makes my dreams expand with the excitement of what tomorrow
will bring.
(Etsuko Kusuda)

For inquires, please contact:
Tokyo Motor Show SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013 Public Relations Department
Contact: Ms. Junko Kawahara
smc2013-pr@motor-show.jp
TEL: +81-3-3309-8951
FAX: +81-3-3309-8952
CELL: +81-90-1036-8060

Details on SMART MOBILITY CITY 2013 will be provided in future newsletters.
Please e-mail smc2013-pr@motor-show.jp if you would like to receive the latest information.

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