Announced details
Bus operations management, safety management, passenger information services, and regional transportation DX
Will Smart and WILLER EXPRESS will conduct the technical validation as joint project implementers, combining WILLER EXPRESS's real-world operating environment and safety-management expertise with Will Smart's systems, onboard devices and AI. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is providing support for the project.
WILLER EXPRESS Inc. is located at 1-18-13 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Its representative director is Hirayama Koji (平山幸司), and the company was established on 1 September 2012. It provides mobility services including highway buses, IKEBUS and the Tokyo Restaurant Bus. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is the government ministry responsible for this project.
Narita City and Sambu District, Chiba Prefecture (demonstration area)
The companies state that they aim to expand one-time and recurring revenue in the future by rolling out the package service to other bus operators. The specific impact on financial performance is Not disclosed.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's FY2026 "Comprehensive Rollout of the Re-Design Project to Resolve 'Transportation Gaps'" and the Ministry's standard specifications for bus operations
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Technical validation of an operations-management business system and enhanced safety-management operations using onboard devices and AI technology, compliant with the standard specifications for bus operations, Operations-management business support system, RootS safety management cloud system |
| Counterparty | WILLER EXPRESS株式会社, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Counterparty overview | WILLER EXPRESS Inc. is located at 1-18-13 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Its representative director is Hirayama Koji (平山幸司), and the company was established on 1 September 2012. It provides mobility services including highway buses, IKEBUS and the Tokyo Restaurant Bus. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is the government ministry responsible for this project. |
| Relationship with the Company | Will Smart and WILLER EXPRESS will conduct the technical validation as joint project implementers, combining WILLER EXPRESS's real-world operating environment and safety-management expertise with Will Smart's systems, onboard devices and AI. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is providing support for the project. |
| Launch date | Demonstration testing is scheduled to be conducted from December 2026 through January 2027. |
| Applicable area | Bus operations management, safety management, passenger information services, and regional transportation DX |
| Location | Narita City and Sambu District, Chiba Prefecture (demonstration area) |
| Impact on Business Performance | The companies state that they aim to expand one-time and recurring revenue in the future by rolling out the package service to other bus operators. The specific impact on financial performance is Not disclosed. |
| Source | The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's FY2026 "Comprehensive Rollout of the Re-Design Project to Resolve 'Transportation Gaps'" and the Ministry's standard specifications for bus operations |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To address challenges in the bus business, including labor shortages, reliance on individual employees' know-how, and the operational burden and costs arising from fragmented related systems, while standardizing and streamlining operations, enhancing safety management, improving information provided to passengers, and reducing implementation and operating costs.