Cabinet Office
the 3rd phase of SIP
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
NEDO New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

No. 3: Realization of Shared Space through Digital Smart Mobility

R&D Technical Issues ⑦ Development of safe, secure, and bustling road space and transportation system
⑨ Establishment and demonstration of an infrastructure for integration and mutual use of various mobility platforms and related data
⑪ Development of mobility-enabled services on urban OS
⑫ Extraction of requirements for vehicles, infrastructure that contribute to re-design
⑬ Social systemization of automated driving
Project Overview Based on the concept that traffic actors such as cars and pedestrians pay attention to each other and communicate as typified by eye contact to share the road and a safe road is realized, in a shared space where traffic lights and signs are removed and traffic rules on the road are minimized, in Tsukuba City, under the framework of the Super City-type National Strategic Special Zones, the project aims to social implementation of a new shared space (space for pedestrians and vehicles to coexist) where cars, bicycles and pedestrians can access without special traffic zones.
Partners University of Tsukuba (Lead organization)
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd.
NIPPON KOEI, NEC Corporation
KDDI CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Target issues to be resolved ⑦ -Understanding the current status of minor roads in the city and establishment of a policy monitoring system.
-Acquiring social acceptance and cooperativeness regarding the living and bustling roads, and rule-making
⑨ -Incubation for social implementation of "Mobility Data Space" (technical specification studies, demonstrations, etc.)
⑪ -Visualization of operational management status in different types of next-generation mobilities (automated driving vehicles, drones)
⑫ -Re-design of diverse mobility resources that promote the social participation of many people
⑬ -Safe and secure mobility operations on the living and bustling roads.
Results Report Results Report (FY2023)