Mobility Innovation Week Japan 2023 Website is now open!
We are pleased to announce that the website for ”Mobility Innovation Week Japan 2023”, organized by Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan, is now open.We plan to update and inform details including registration start date and time, and fees on this website.https://mobilityinnovationalliance.org/mobiweekjapan2023/en/ ”Mobility Innovation Week Japan 2023” is an event that combines an international workshop called “Mobility Innovation Workshop” on the theme of innovation in mobility including autonomous driving with related thematic workshops and technical tour in the same week. “Mobility Innovation Workshop” will be organized jointly by Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan and ITS Japan, based on the efforts of the “SIP-adus Workshop” which had been addressed under the Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation […]
Mobility Business Innovation Contest (M-BIC) 2023 is now set to take place.
This year's theme is "Automated Mobility" and entries will be accepted from April 1st.
The "Mobility Business Innovation Contest (M-BIC)," which was first held in 2022, will be held again in 2023.The contest, sponsored by the Mobility Innovation Alliance, is based on the concept of "using automated mobility to improve society and make the future more interesting". It will feature business plans that utilize automated mobility, such as self-driving cars and drones, as a means to transform society. The contestants will compete with business plans that make use of such mobility.The unique feature of this competition is that ideas are evaluated not only from the standpoint of profitability, but also from the standpoint of "whether or not they can concretely depict how society and […]
Announcement about new director appointment
We are delighted to announce that on the 1st of January 2023, following 2 members were newly appointed as directors for Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan. Hiroaki Miyoshi (Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University)Takayuki Morikawa (Professor, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Global Research Institute for Mobility in Society, Nagoya University) With the new directors, Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan will continue to enhance research activities about mobility innovation in Japan, that contribute to the social economic growth & academic research development. Thank you very much for your support.
"Mobility Business Innovation Contest 2022” Interim presentation session was held.
On October 10, 2022, the "Mobility Business Innovation Contest (M-BIC) 2022" interim presentation session was held. 13 student teams proposed new business models utilizing automated driving, & the judges provided advice for the final judging session. Overview of the Interim Presentations The interim presentation was positioned as a co-hosted event of the SIP-adus Workshop 2022, it was held in a hybrid format using both the venue at Imadegawa Campus in Doshisha University, & an online session. A total of 47 people, including 30 students from 10 universities, graduate schools, & technical colleges across Japan & 17 other participants, gathered at the venue, & 54 people participated online. Thirteen student teams proposed […]
Press release about accelerating activities of "Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan" issued by Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Towards accelerating activities of "Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan", a press release was issued on 29th Sep. 2022 by Secretariat of Science, Technology & Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. Access to press release is here; (only in Japanese)https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/stmain/20220929sipadus.html
Mobility Innovation Alliance sponsors "Mobility Business Innovation Contest"
The Mobility Innovation Alliance sponsors the Mobility Business Innovation Contest (M-BIC) with Mobility Innovation Collaborative Research Organization, the University of Tokyo (UTmobI), & Mobility Research Center, Doshisha University. M-BIC is a mobility-oriented business idea contest for students; this is the first year it has been held. For more information about the event, please click here.
SIP-adus Workshop 2022 registration beginning now
SIP-adus Workshop 2022 which Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan is one of the organizers, begins its registration on July 27th. SIP-adus Workshop 2022 is the final year of the second phase of SIP. This is a significant event to conclude the activities we have worked, to hand them over to the next projects, then to transmit information to the world in Kyoto as one of the international cities. After 2 years of virtual workshop, a physical space is prepared to have a relationship & discuss with specialists from inside & outside Japan with enough infection prevention measures. Please come & enjoy sessions to share the latest status of studies for each […]
The website has opened
The website of "Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan" has been newly opened. Various information will be sent through this website.