Press release
July 27, 2022
Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Cabinet OfficeCommencement of Registration for Participation
in SIP-adus Workshop 2022
— Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program
Automated Driving for Universal Services (SIP-adus) —SIP-adus is pleased to announce that registration for participation in SIP-adusWorkshop 2022, an international conference to be held from Tuesday, October 11
to Thursday, October 13, 2022, starts today. SIP-adus is organizing SIP-adusWorkshop 2022 to promote international cooperation toward an internationallyharmonized automated driving society.
Presentations to be delivered in the workshop by international experts in the field ofautomated driving systems will encompass latest policy trends in respective
countries, the results of research and development and the examples of social
implementation. The workshop will take place in the international city of Kyoto. Thisis the final workshop of the second phase of SIP-adus, and it is an important event
for wrapping up past activities and strengthening partnerships. SIP-adus would
welcome participation in the workshop by everyone interested in automated driving
technologies.
1. BackgroundThe second phase of SIP-adus, Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion
Program — Automated Driving for Universal Services, will hold SIP-adus Workshop
2022 to promote international cooperation by sharing latest information on
automated driving systems, discussing global standardization as well as reporting on
joint research. The SIP-adus Workshop has been held every year since 2014,
making this the 9th; it is one of the widely recognized international conferences on
automated driving and attracts many participants from outside Japan. While theworkshop was held online in the past two years, with the second phase of SIP coming
to an end, the final workshop will be held on site for the first time in three years.
Key persons and experts in automated driving systems (33 from overseas and 18

from Japan) will present latest R&D trends and experiences of social implementation
efforts in their respective countries, with a focus on priority themes for international
cooperation in SIP-adus (as of July 27).
Registration to the workshop is open, and participation in the workshop would
provide opportunities to obtain latest information on automated driving technologies
and to expand international partnerships.
2. Event outline(1) Date: October 11–13, 2022
(Open sessions on October 11-12 and closed sessions on October 13.)
(2) Venue: Doshisha University (Hardy Hall, Kambaikan)(3) Session topics:
The topics of presentations to be made by experts and public sector speakers
are as follows. For the latest information on the program and speakers, visit thededicated website indicated in Section 3.
October 11–12: Plenary session (open to the public)
1. Regional Activities (Introduction of regional activities on automated driving)
2. Service & Business Implementation / FOTs (Business model to realize
automated driving services)
3. Dynamic Map (Outlook on dynamic data linkage and map updates using
Dynamic Map)
4. Connected Vehicles (Trends in cooperative driving automation)
5. Safety Assurance (Validation and verification methodology for AD safetyassurance)
6. Cybersecurity (Sustainable measures of protection against new types ofthreats to secure automated driving systems)
7. Human Factors (Human factors in automated driving services)
8. Impact Assessment (Social impacts of automated driving technologies)
October 13: Breakout workshopTheme-based sessions by experts (closed sessions)
Schedule of the plenary session

Tuesday, October 11(from 9:00 am)
AM

As of July 27, 2022

Wednesday, October 12(from 8:45 am)

Opening/Regional Activities

Dynamic Map

Human Factors

Connected Vehicles

Impact Assessment
PM

Cybersecurity
Safety Assurance

Japanese Government

Service & Business
Implementation

Panel Discussion

Closing

3. How to participate(1) Pre-registration is required to participate.
For registration, click here: https://www.sip-adus.go.jp/evt/workshop2022/(2) Participation fee: Free

Contact information- About SIP-adus
Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet
Office, Government of Japan
Tel: +81-3-6257-1334 (direct)- About NEDO
Robot and Artificial Intelligence Technology Department, New
Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO)
Tel: +81-44-520-5241 (direct)
Website of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/index.html
Website for SIP-adus
https://en.sip-adus.go.jp/