Announced details
RDE testing for automobiles, type approval, pre-launch evaluation, energy management systems (EMS), next-generation mobility technologies, and autonomous driving/ADAS
The high-precision 3D map data has centimeter-level accuracy. Other quantitative effects are Not disclosed.
Academic-industry collaboration partner with which a joint research agreement has been signed. Capital and personnel relationships are Not disclosed.
Waseda University's Research Institute for Next Generation Automobiles. Professor Jin Kusaka (草鹿仁) is the institute's director. The institute has expertise in on-road driving and vehicle evaluation. Other information on its location, capital, and year of establishment is Not disclosed.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “Trends Toward the Development of a Smart Mobility Society”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | High-precision 3D map data, road networks in virtual environments, and virtual-environment testing (simulation) |
| Counterparty | Waseda University, Research Institute for Next Generation Automobiles, Laboratory of Professor Jin Kusaka (草鹿仁) |
| Counterparty overview | Waseda University's Research Institute for Next Generation Automobiles. Professor Jin Kusaka (草鹿仁) is the institute's director. The institute has expertise in on-road driving and vehicle evaluation. Other information on its location, capital, and year of establishment is Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | Academic-industry collaboration partner with which a joint research agreement has been signed. Capital and personnel relationships are Not disclosed. |
| Contract Date | 25 March 2026 (the date of the announcement that a joint research agreement had been signed; the contract date itself is Not disclosed) |
| Launch date | The joint research has begun. The specific start date is Not disclosed. |
| Applicable area | RDE testing for automobiles, type approval, pre-launch evaluation, energy management systems (EMS), next-generation mobility technologies, and autonomous driving/ADAS |
| Quantitative Effects | The high-precision 3D map data has centimeter-level accuracy. Other quantitative effects are Not disclosed. |
| Source | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “Trends Toward the Development of a Smart Mobility Society” |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To enable simulation to complement or replace actual driving tests and address challenges such as the development workload associated with RDE testing.