Two international symposiums (pre-registration necessary) will be held with the cooperation of ITS Japan and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
[How to participate]
Available for purchase via the e-tix online ticket service on the Tokyo Motor Show official website.
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when capacity is reached)
Participation Fee: Free + Tokyo Motor Show Advanced Admission Ticket 1,300 yen
Telematics, a signature ITS system, is turning cars into mobile information systems through the Internet integration, terminal device diversity, and open content shifts of recent years. Hopes are high that this evolutionary development will change the face of our day to day lives and our car lives. During this conference, attendees will hear about the latest developments in a new form of telematics from Europe and America, developing on a global scale, and about cutting edge telematics elemental technologies from Japan. Panel discussions will feature experts from Japan, America, and Europe, discussing the mobility society that next generation telematics will bring about.
[Date and Time] Monday, December 5, 10:30 - 17:50
[Venue] Conference Tower 6F
[Planning and cooperation] ITS Japan
| 10:30 - 10:40 |
[Greeting from Organizer and Guests] |
| [Keynote Speech] | |
|---|---|
| 10:40 - 11:10 |
“The Future Society that Next Generation Telematics will Build” Takeshi Imai, Exective General Manager, Internavi Telematics Division, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan Fellow |
| [Session I (Presentations)] Next Generation Telematics, Developing Globally in a Number of Different Forms |
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| 11:10 - 11:45 |
“Google Self-driving Car” Mr. Anthony Levandowski, Product Manager, Google |
| 11:45 - 12:20 |
“How Smartphone and Consumer Electronics (CE) Device Adoption is Impacting Embedded Unit Development”
Mr. Martin Steurenthaler, Manager Product Development, BMW Group Japan |
| 12:20 - 12:55 |
“Smarter Transportation for Adaptive and Resilient Cities” Mr. Eric-Mark Huitema, Member of the Global ITS Board Smarter Transportation Leader Europe, IBM Corporation |
| [Session II (Presentations)] The Mobile Information Revolution that will be Caused by Japanese Telematics Elemental Technologies |
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| 14:20 - 14:55 |
“Application of Cyber-Physical Systems to Next Generation Telematics”
Masao Sakauchi, Director General, National Institute of Informatics |
| 14:55 - 15:30 |
“Future Mobility Society and Probe Information Architecture”
Jun Murai, WIDE Project Founder and Dean/ Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University |
| 15:30 - 16:05 |
“The Next Generation Telematics Changes Brought about by Ultra-High Speed
Mobile Phone Services”
Seizo Onoe, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of R&D Strategy Department, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. |
| [Session III (Panel Discussion)] Issues Facing Next Generation Telematics, and How to Overcome Them |
|
| 16:15 - 17:45 |
Moderator: “International Vehicle Journalist and Japan Automobile Research Institute Visiting Researcher” Kazuo Shimizu |
| 17:45 - 17:50 |
[Closing Address] Hiroyuki Watanabe, Vice-Chairman, |
| Closing | |
Leaders in regions taking groundbreaking approaches to smart communities and next generation automotive societies, such as California (USA), Germany (Europe), and Singapore (Southeast Asia) have been invited to present the measures being taken in their home regions, as well as case studies. From Japan, nonfiction writer Kazuma Yamane will present keynote address, and private sector companies involved in smart communities and mobility will introduce cutting edge technologies and the efforts being taken within Japan. The conference will serve as a source of a wide range of information, from a global perspective, regarding “what kind of safe, secure future society next generation automobiles will create”.
[Date and Time] Friday, December 9, 10:30 – 17:10
[Venue] Conference Tower 6F
[Planning and cooperation]
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
[Greeting from Organizer and Guests] |
| [Keynote Speech] | |
|---|---|
| 10:45 - 11:25 |
“The Ideal Society Produced by Smart Communities” Kazuma Yamane, |
| 11:25 - 12:05 |
“Smart Community Initiatives Utilizing Mobility in America”
The Honorable Bob Foster, Chairman, California Independent System Operator Board of Governors, Mayor of Long Beach, California |
| [Session I (Presentations)] SMART MOBILITY CITIES (in Countries Around the World) |
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| 14:20 - 14:55 |
“The Future of Smart-Grids and Mobility”
Shigeki Tomoyama, Toyota Motor Corporation Managing Officer |
| 13:50 - 14:30 |
Mobility-Centered Smart Communities in Germany (E-Mobility Verification)”
Dr. Veit Steinle, Director General German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Environmental Policy and Infrastructure |
| 14:30 - 15:10 |
“Smart Community Initiatives Utilizing Mobility in Singapore (Singapore Intelligent
Energy System Verification)”
Mr. Chan Eng Kiat, Specialist & Product Director Intelligent Energy System Energy Market Authority (EMA) |
| [Session II (Presentations)] Smart Community Trends and Mobility Society |
|
| 15:10 - 15:50 |
“Innovation and Mobility Societies Made Possible by Communications Carriers”
Morito Matsuoka, Director NTT Energy and Environment Systems Laboratories |
| 15:50 - 16:30 |
“Hitachi's Smart City Next Generation Mobility Concept”
Akihiko Tobe, Senior Director Hitachi, Ltd. Smart City Business Management Division |
| 16:30 - 17:10 |
“'The Future Shown by EVs' - The New EV Society, as Seen from the LEAF's
Market Impact”
Takao Asami, Corporate Vice President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Closing | |
Workshops which allow parents and children to tour SMART MOBILITY CITY 2011 and take part in a
Hybrid Miniature Model Car Workshop (pre-registration required).
[How to participate]
Access the "e-tix online ticket service" on the Tokyo Motor Show official website (Japanese site).
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when capacity is reached)
Participation fee:
Free + Tokyo Motor Show Advanced Admission Ticket 1,300 yen (Junior high school
students and under are free)
| [Dates] | December 3 (Sat), 4 (Sun), 10 (Sat), and 11 (Sun), 2 sessions / day |
|---|---|
| [Venue] | Hybrid Miniature Model Car Workshop : Panasonic Center Tokyo (http://panasonic.co.jp/center/tokyo/) address: 3-5-1, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo  |
Members of the Automotive Journalist Association of Japan (AJAJ) will serve as guides, pointing out the highlights of the show and the allure of cars from a specialist’s perspective (a tour fee is applied).
[Participation Application]
Available for purchase via the e-tix online ticket service on the Tokyo Motor Show official website.
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when capacity is reached)
Participation Fee:
Guided tour ticket (700 yen) + Tokyo Motor Show advance ticket (1,300 yen) Total 2,000 yen
| Scheduled tour dates | December 5 (Mon) - 9 (Fri) (5 days) 1st session: 9:30-11:30, 2nd session: 12:00-14:00, 3rd session: 14:30-16:30, 4th session: 17:00-19:00 |
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| Participants | 5 tour groups per session (Beginner’s course x 2 groups, car-lover course x 3 groups) Each group will consist of 10 participants, and will be accompanied by 2 to 3 journalists. Each day, tours will be given 4 times, accommodating 1,000 people over the course of 5 days |
| Scheduled guides | Yuko Iida, Makiteru Ishikawa, Yoshio Ishikawa, Goro Okazaki, Hideaki Kataoka, Manabu Kawaguchi, Yumi Kawabata, Yasuo Kusakabe, Yasutaka Gomi, Kiyoshi Komoda, Kumi Sato, Yasuhisa Shimashita, Kazuo Shimizu, Kei Takeoka, Takahito Nakamura, Jun Nishikawa, Naoto Nishimura, Tomoko Fujishima, Etsuro Fushiki, Hiroshi Matsushita, Akiko Marumo, Youichi Morohoshi, Yumi Yoshida and more |
