Automated driving services in rural areas Masahiro Nishikawa Director, ITS Policy and Program Office Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Government of Japan
Automated driving services in rural areas
Masahiro NishikawaDirector, ITS Policy and Program Office
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT),
Government of Japan
INDEX
Challenges facing rural areas1.
Automated driving services
in rural areas
2.
Deployment of
automated driving services
based at Michi-no-Eki* “Kamikoani”
3.
*roadside service station
Challenges facing rural areas
1
Rapid increase in senior citizens who cannot drive
Lack of home deliveries due to truck driver shortage
Total length of discontinued regular bus
routesTotal since 2007: 15,081 km
Comparison of aged population (2015)
Nationwide Hilly and mountainous areas
Less than age 30
Age 50
or
older
Age 40 - 49
Age 30 - 39
Challenges facing rural areas
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
H1
9
H2
0
H2
1
H2
2
H2
3
H2
4
H2
5
H2
6
H2
7
H2
8
H2
9
H3
0
Approx.
20,000
Approx.
400,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2016 2017
07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18
42%
31%
18%
9%
Automated driving services in rural areas
2
○ Expected to support transport of both people and goods, and further local revitalization.
○ A series of pilot projects with automated vehicles were initiated in 2017.
Clinic
MarketCity hallbranch office
Library
Community center (Michi-no-Eki)
Bus stop
Bus
Highway
City Hall
Station
AV
Meeting places
Farm
Nursing homes
Mobility in everyday life Door-to-door delivery service Collection of local products
Hamlet
Automated driving services in rural areas
AV : Automated driving Vehicle
Eighteen FOTs have been implemented in rural areas
Iinan-cho, Iishi-gun,
Shimane Prefecture
Ashikita-machi,
Kumamoto
Prefecture
Tatehata-cho, Higashi-Omi City,
Shiga Prefecture
Nishikata-machi, Tochigi
City, Tochigi Prefecture
Kamikoani Village,
Akita Prefecture
Takahata-machi,
Yamagata Prefecture
Hitachiota City,
Ibaraki Prefecture
Nanto City,
Toyama
Prefecture
Ina City,
Nagano Prefecture
Niimi City,
Okayama Prefecture
Miyoshi City,
Tokushima
Prefecture
Miyama City,
Fukuoka Prefecture
Nagaoka City,
Niigata Prefecture
Gujo City,
Gifu
Prefecture
Toyota City,
Aichi PrefectureOtsu City,
Shiga Prefecture
Ube City,
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Taiki-cho,
Hokkaido
FY2018~ : 8
FY2017~2018 :18
( Short-term FOTs )
(Long-term FOTs)
(Implementation service)
FY2019~ : 1
Deployment of automated driving services based at Michi-no-Eki “Kamikoani” 3
Deployment of automated driving services based at Michi-no-Eki “Kamikoani”
November 30, 2019 Start of automated driving services
Developed by: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Capacity: Max. 7 occupants
Speed: Approx. 12km/h
No. of vehicles introduced: 1
Drivers: Local paid volunteers
Drivers are in vehicle during operation, but they only
monitor operation and do not operate the vehicle.
Electromagnetic
induction lines
<Automated driving mechanism><Vehicle>
Electromagnetic induction lines are
embedded in the road to guide
vehicles.
Pickup and drop-off of citizens
Delivery of agricultural products, sundries
and other products.* etc.
Operatingentity
Operatingentity
Kamikoani Mobility Service Association
(NPO)
ScheduleRegular service:
AM : 1 trip , PM : 1 trip
On-demand service:
Periods between regular service and
on Saturdays and Sundays
Fare and delivery
fee
Fare: JPY 200 / trip
Delivery fee: JPY 200/delivery*
Routes 3 routes
* Start of product deliveries is currently being coordinated.
■AVs ■Driving routes
Deployment of automated driving services based at Michi-no-Eki “Kamikoani”
Analysis of usage from the start of full-scale operation through coronavirus crisis
○ Ridership had been increasing until week 17 before the state of emergency on Covid-19 was declared.
■
WeatherNo. of
users
Good11
people/day
Bad9
people/day
①Affected by weather
Source:Kamikoani Village(As of Dec.31, 2018)
Share of senior citizenin Kamikoani
Share of elderly riders
③Share of senior riders surpassedthat of village’s senior citizen.
②High demand for long-haul use
※Survey Period:Dec,1-July 4
Dogawa
Area
1077
40.1%Fukudate Area
102538.1%
Kosawada Area
58521.8% 1180
51.1%1131
48.9% Under 65
Over
65
619
55.0%
506
45.0%
5.5
9.1 9.4
12.3
9.6
17.2
15.115.9
17.6
12.6
5.7 5.96.9
8.4 8.3 8.69.4
8.2
10.2
0
5
10
15
20
1~2週 3~ 4週 5~6週 7~ 8週 9~ 10週 11~12週 13~14週 15~16週 17~18週 19~20週 21~22週 23~24週 25~26週 27~28週 29~30週 31~32週 33~34週 35~36週 37~38週
12/1( 日)~
12/14(土 )
12/15(日 )~
12/26(木 )
1/7( 火 )~
1/18( 土)
1/19( 日)~
2/1( 土 )
2/2( 日 )~
2/15( 土)
2/16( 日)~
2/29( 土)
3/1( 日 )~
3/14( 土)
3/15( 日)~
3/28( 土)
3/29( 日)~
4/11( 土)
4/12( 日)~
4/25( 土)
4/26( 日)~
5/9( 土 )
5/10( 日)~
5/23( 土)
5/24( 日)~
6/6( 土 )
6/7( 日 )~
6/20( 土)
6/21( 日)~
7/4( 土 )
7/5( 日 )~
7/18( 土)
7/19( 日)~
8/1( 土 )
8/2( 日 )~
8/15( 土)
8/16( 日)~
8/29( 土)
W1-2 W3-4 W5-6 W7-8 W9-10 W11-12 W13-14 W15-16 W17-18 W19-20 W21-22 W23-24 W25-26 W27-28 W29-30 W31-32 W33-34 W35-36 W37-38
Dec 1 Dec 15 Jan 7 Jan 19 Feb 2 Feb 16 Mar 1 Mar 15 Mar 29 Apr 12 Apr 26 May 10 May 24 Jun 7 Jun 21 Jul 5 Jul 19 Aug 2 Aug 16
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --Dec 14 Dec 26 Jan 18 Feb 1 Feb 15 Feb 29 Mar 14 Mar 28 Apr 11 Apr 25 May 9 May 23 Jun 6 Jun 20 Jul 4 Jul 18 Aug 1 Aug15 Aug 29
Under
65Over
65
※Survey Period:Dec,1-Aug,29※Survey Period:Dec,1-Aug,29
Efforts to boost ridership
Cooperation with community
◀Local people gave nickname
and created
original sticker.
◀Tie-up with Michi-no-Eki
(Free ticket
for purchase
of JPY 1,000)
New route to meet local needs
▲Extended the existing route to the village’s sole convenience store to boost citizen’s convenience.
Cooperation with Michi-no-Eki
◀ Car barn and plug-in stand exclusive for this
vehicle were prepared in
the building next to Michi
no Eki for efficient
charging during standby.
Increase of on-demand service【Before】2 regular services per day
【After】Except 1 regurar service in the morning, operated as on-demand service for flexible response.
8:00
16:0016:00
Reg.Reg.
on-demand
Reg.
7:50
Reg.
12:0012:00
(Dec,18: total 9) (Feb. 26: total 30)
on-demand
Reg.
on-demand
on-demand
Dogawa route
on-demand
Dokawa
route
Dokawa route
Kosawada
route
Kosawada
route
○ Continuous improvement of service such as fare, timetable and route is under way to attract more passengers.
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