Toyota booth (artist's rendering)
Toyota Motor Corporation will be exhibiting at the 23rd
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)(1) World Congress (hosted
by ITS Australia), which will be held from October 10 to 14 in
Melbourne, Australia.
The primary theme of the Congress this time is, "ITS-Enhancing
Liveable Cities and Communities", where the aim is to explore new
value-added features and services such as interconnected cars,
automated driving technologies, smart cities, and new urban
mobility means.
Toyota will be showcasing its extensive work that is targeted
towards the creation of a smart mobility society that links people,
cars, and cities. The Toyota booth will present on cooperative ITS,
an important safety technology that strives toward the goal of
achieving zero traffic fatalities-the ultimate goal of the future
mobility society.
Specifically, Toyota will present on its philosophy towards safety,
and will exhibit Toyota's current cooperative ITS services which
extends into the future. With the use of the experiences zone which
showcases virtual reality (VR) and a driving stimulator, Toyota
hopes to introduce the use of its potential services which it has
in mind for the future. Toyota will also display the latest
technical trends, such as initiatives in Japan and elsewhere,
toward the popularization and development of cooperative ITS for
the future.
In October 2015, Toyota had began installing the ITS Connect(2)-a
global frontrunner in terms safe driving support system-in some of
its vehicles that are sold in Japan. ITS Connect comprises of a
range of alert and warning features, which are key aspects of
cooperative ITS, including the Right Turn Collision Caution and
Emergency Vehicle Proximity Notification systems, which are based
on vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)
bidirectional communication. At the upcoming ITS World Congress,
Toyota will also present on the verified status of accident
reduction effects of the systems that have been commercialized.
The ITS World Congress is the world's largest ITS-related
international conference. Held annually in Europe, the
Asia-Pacific, and the Americas on a rotating basis, the congress
invites ITS developers (governments, research bodies, and
commercial enterprises) from a wide range of countries and regions
to showcase their latest ITS research findings and products through
information sessions (including technical paper presentations),
exhibitions, and test drives.
Toyota plans to continue carrying out initiatives steadily and
effectively toward the promotion and popularization of cooperative
ITS in order to help in the early realization of a safe mobility
society.
(1) Refers to systems that use state-of-the-art telecommunication
technologies to link people, roads and vehicles, with the aim of
enhancing safety and comfort and improving traffic flow
(2) Service name that is used in Japan
Overview of Toyota's Participation at the 23rd ITS World
Congress
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About Toyota
Supported by people around the world, Toyota Motor Corporation
(TSE:7203; NYSE:TM), has endeavored since its establishment in 1937
to serve society by creating better products. As of the end of
December 2013, Toyota conducts its business worldwide with 52
overseas manufacturing companies in 27 countries and regions.
Toyota's vehicles are sold in more than 170 countries and regions.
For more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: Toyota
Contact:
Toyota Motor Corporation
Public Affairs Division
Global Communications Department
Tel: +81-3-3817-9926
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