Section1 Effects of ITS and ITS Activities

Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's ITS Promotion Concept

New social infrastructure for the 21st Century

Road improvement and popularization of automobiles have progressed throughout the 20th Century and created today's highly mobile society, enriching the lives of citizens and building industrial and economic prosperity. On the other hand, many traffic problems are becoming apparent, such as worsening congestion, the escalating number of traffic accidents, and deteriorating environment.
ITS is a new system that can reverse these negative legacies of the 20th Century and create a new and more affluent way of life for the 21st Century. At the same time, a road system compatible with ITS (the Smartway) is also in demand, as a new social infrastructure of the 21st Century.

New social infrastructure for the 21st Century

Conceptual image: Progress in the communication methods, Progress in roads, Smartway


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