[Major Features]
Vehicle-to-vehicle headway: 10m (when platooning)
Road-to-vehicle communication: Dipole antennas set in interval of 500m in radius
Lane-keeping: Electromagnetic induction
Organized by:
Korea Highway Corp. (KHC)
Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KETECH)
Platooning organized by:
KETECH
Hyundai Motor
Daewoo Motor
LG Traffic Information System
2. Outline of South Korea-Japan AHS Meeting
During the World Congress, government-level talks were held between Japan and South Korea on AHS (Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway Systems), at which the discussion was lively.
Outline of the Meeting
* Presentation of AHS development plan in South Korea
ITS master plan
AHS development plan
Law and the human factor
AHS evaluation methods
* Presentation of state of AHS development in Japan
Smartway
Outline of AHSRA's activities
Vision on AHS development founded in principal user requirements
Direction of development at AHSRA
Outline of the Q&A session, etc.
(1) Presentation on South Korea's ITS basic plan:
1996-2000: First phase - R&D stage
2001-2005: Second phase - Demonstration stage (budget of 36 billion yen)
2006-2010: Third phase - Nationwide expansion of ITS
(2) Details on the South Korean AHS development schedule are as follows:
1998-2002: Offering driver information
2003-2007: Providing vehicle control and information
2008-2015: Establishing automated driving system
(3) Bill on organizing a transport-related research body is under review in the South Korean parliament and is expected to be legislated next year.
The organization is expected to be politically similar to VERTIS. However, due to problems involved in nation-to-nation contact between the two countries in this area, exchange on specific areas was proposed. Cooperation is possible, for example through communication with KHC. Specific themes for exchange are likely to be the following:
(1) Presentation of information
(2) Organizing seminars and exhibitions
(3) Manpower exchange
(4) Cooperation in R&D, etc.
After the World Congress ended, meetings between Japan, US and France were held in Japan, in which AHSRA participated.
1. Sixth US-Japan ITS Workshop
On October 19 and 20, a workshop was held between the Road Transit Laboratory of the US Federal Transit Administration (chairman: Mr. McGowan, Director, ITS Laboratory, Road Transit Laboratory) and the Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) of the Road Bureau, Ministry of Construction, Japan, at PWRI. In the workshop, themes such as "policy and deployment," "system architecture," "cruise-assist system," and "future cooperation" were discussed. In particular, policy on active promotion of ITS became a major issue. As a result of the exchange of views, it was agreed that Japan and the US will continue to promote closer cooperation, including continuing exchange of views and information, on "Smartway" that provides integrated support of ITS applications and assured multilateral ITS implementation in order to create innovative and outstanding road transport in the area of safety, smooth operation, etc.
2. An ITS Exchange Meeting Between France's National Traffic & Safety Laboratory (INRETS) and Japan's Ministry of Construction
An exchange meeting on ITS was held on October 21 and 22, at which agreement was reached on the following.
[Items of agreement]
(1) A conclusion of a memorandum on road transit technology cooperation on ITS between France and Japan
(2) There was close cooperation on "Smartway" between France and Japan. |
