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Automotive company A
Organizations involved in MaaS self-driving service
A balance of safety, convenience, and economic benefits is important
Social acceptance is important in promoting adoption of the Level 4 self-driving services. Important components to achieve this acceptance include the safety of self-driving services of course, as well as the fact that these public transit services make daily life more comfortable, and that there is economic feasibility to sustain ongoing operations. The challenge here is how we plan these and how we explain these to stakeholders including residents.
Discussions can be held with common understanding among stakeholders
A virtual space allows for repeated considerations of situations that are difficult to recreate in the real world.
Furthermore, the fact that this is in 3D makes it possible to review a scene from different angles.
These features make it possible to identify hazardous scenes associated with self-driving services in advance to consider optimal measures.
Unlike with 2D, being able to have discussions among stakeholders while sharing a common understanding is a major advantage.
Level 4 self-driving services are permitted on public roads starting April 2023
In Japan, the revised Road Traffic Act came into effect in April 2023, and Level 4 self-driving vehicles started to be permitted to operate on public roads.
This revision is expected to further expand self-driving services in the MaaS industry. The utilization of virtual 3D space is expected to go beyond safety verification, with its use anticipated for various purposes of community revitalization.
WARXSS
Virtual space simulation tool to promote Mobility as a Service (MaaS) using self-driving
