Trigger
The automobile industry is in the middle of a once-in-acentury transformation. The key to this transformation is "CASE" (Communications and Connections, Autonomous driving, Sharing, and Electrification). In particular, autonomous driving and its ability is expected to resolve societal issues, for example, traffic congestion and traffic accidents.
Created value
MRI has been advancing automated driving business using a government-industry co-creation system in order to take the lead in creating an autonomous driving society in Japan, eliminating traffic congestion and accidents. On the public sector end, MRI has helped formulate policies and measures and supported joint public-private research and development in order to further advance autonomous driving. On the private sector end, MRI has provided research and development support aimed at the rapid commercialization of autonomous driving technologies, creating a consistent support scheme that encompasses everything from vision to implementation.