COVERPAGE, GREETING, CONTENTS (PDF 538KB)

ITS World Congress 2004 will be held in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan (PDF 416KB)

ITS World Congress 2004 in Nagoya, Aichi, will be held in October 2004

Section1 Constructing a Common Platform

Deployment of Smartway (PDF 1351KB)

Common platform functions of Smartway

DSRC as a communication devices

Probe data

Road Communication Standard

Utilization of road GIS

Information network devices

Activities for Standardization (PDF 642KB)

Standardization activities by ISO/TC204

Standardization activities by ITU

Extensive liaison and cooperation (PDF 796KB)

Cooperation among universities, governments and private companies

Promotion of ITS through international cooperation

Section 2 ITS Applications and Deployment

Installation of VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) to all vehicles (PDF 885KB)

Spread and deployment of ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) (PDF 1124KB)

Nationwide deployment of ETC

Application of ETC

Activities to promote ETC

AHS(Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway Systems) to ensure driving safety (PDF 1087KB)

Regional deployment of advanced information provision (PDF 904KB)

Providing road information

Providing integrated regional information

Providing information on parking lots

Improvement of efficiency in road management (PDF 1457KB)

Real-time road management

Road Management in winter season

Advanced road management through the integration of information

Support of public transport (PDF 1281KB)

Bus location system

The increase in efficiency of freight distribution (PDF 2307KB)

Support of pedestrians and others (PDF 645KB)

Providing integrated transport information

APPENDIX (PDF 1491KB)

Roles of ITS

Activities of Government

System Architecture

History of Development of AHS and ASV

ITS Web Sites in Japan