The ultimate goal is autonomous driving, with practical implementation expected in 10 years.

Some people say that traffic congestion is one of the evils created in the 20th century. Since about 90% of logistics rely on trucks, the economic loss for the entire economy due to congestion is immeasurable. To get straight to the point, this is not a matter of simply changing individual cars or building more roads. Developing cars and roads separately will not create a social infrastructure. The idea is to change the infrastructure of the entire road traffic system. In other words, we are "instrumenting the roads." The plan is to transform roads, which were previously just facilities, into intelligent systems by making skillful use of information. For example, roads could transmit information about traffic congestion and weather conditions to optimally guide vehicles. Vehicles could also communicate with each other, for instance, to automatically apply the brakes if they get too close. The ultimate goal is autonomous driving, where you can arrive at your destination automatically even if you fall asleep.

We are working with the relevant government ministries on what is literally a national project (similar projects are underway in the US and Europe) with the goal of implementing this on highways first within 10 years, and I am in charge of the system design. What I am most proud of is that we can double the volume of traffic on existing roads with only minor improvements. We will not destroy the environment by building more roads. This is truly where integration technology shows its full potential.