Holding schedule*All dates are for 2025
Participation registration period
Qualifying Rounds
Preliminary round award ceremony
Pre-event practice sessions
Holding the Final
Final Awards CeremonyDuration:
May 5th (Mon) - July 19st (Thu): Registration
July 7st (Tue) - September 1st (Mon): Qualifying Tournament
Venue:
Online
Participation target:
Anyone can participate, whether they are a student or a working professional.
class:
Student classes/General classes
The qualifying round will be conducted through an online simulation, with the aim of driving the fastest around the course using the digital twin-oriented AWSIM.
Participants will not only learn about the structure of Autoware*, but will also adjust parameters for actual actions and decision-making, and develop new algorithms as necessary.
Starting this year, "Student Classes" and "General Classes" will be available. Please select your class when registering.
In principle, student classes are organized by students only. Professors and supervisors from the student's research lab may be involved as advisors.
(For example, if you have a mixed team of working adults and students, please select the General Class.)
For the general class, teams other than the student class should select it.
Schedule:
Wednesday, September 2025, 9, 17:14-00:20 (venue opens at 00:13)
Venue:
Depending on the day (tentative):
13:00～ Venue opens
14:00~ Presentation planning
16:30~ Q&A time
17:20～ Talk session
18:00 ~ Awards Ceremony
18:30~ Social gathering
20:00
presentation
Q&A Time
Dinner Partypurpose:
The purpose of this event is to showcase the skills and backgrounds of participants and deepen interactions with sponsoring companies and others.
Overview:
In a three-minute presentation, participants will promote their individual experiences, skills, and the ideas they used to prepare for the preliminary competition.
After the presentations, there will be a Q&A session at each participant's booth.
Participation requirements:
Japan Automotive AI Challenge 2025 Preliminary Participants who wish to participate (individual participants)
Recruitment method (updated 7/1):
Applications are accepted at the time of registration for the preliminary round, and then selection is based on the submission of a summary
Number of listings:
Up to 40 entries (If the limit is reached, a lottery will be held.)
Judging method:
Judging by sponsor and Japan Automotive AI Challenge Executive Committee
Basic policy of the presentation:
This presentation competition provides a forum where all participants will be equally evaluated, regardless of their technical approach.
Please share your efforts and learnings, whether rule-based or end-to-end.
Presentation Content Guidelines:
What did you notice and think about after participating in the qualifying competition?
Evaluation method
The evaluators will evaluate the presentations based on the following criteria:
評価軸
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Interesting theme and content
How did you identify the problem and how did you solve it?
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Easy to understand materials
How to structure presentation materials and use charts effectively
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Explanation Ability
Easy to understand and listen to explanations
Regarding submission of documents
Presenters are requested to submit their presentation materials by Wednesday, September 2025, 9.
The organizers will contact successful applicants regarding the submission destination.
Ranking Award (Student Class)
(Titles omitted)
You can scroll →| Award name | Team name | Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | SSH | Keio University | Yuki Naeka, Amon Suzuki, Yoshitaka Osawa, and Kosho Sakata |
| 2 bit | iASL-Gifu | Gifu University | Hideki Sugihara, Takumi Amakawa, Tomoki Sawada, Yusuke Yamamoto, Yoshimasa Hamada, Shinta Tanaka, Hayato Hayashi, Karin Taguchi, Dai Hasegawa, Sakutaro Nakamura, Mana Yamauchi, Keitaro Takakura, and Soma Ito |
| 3 bit | NATC Tochigi drive LAB | Nissan Tochigi Automobile College | Yoshito Taga, Takahisa Degawa, Hisayoshi Sato, Yuki Kanno, Taketo Watanabe, Kanami Kimijima, and Hirosora Ito |
Ranking Award (General Class)
(Titles omitted)
| Award name | Team name | Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | Paper Drivers | employee | Ryo Tagami, Dai Ieiri, and Takayuki Murazawa |
| 2 bit | Revs-Lab | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | Kota Togawa, Tomoya Yoshida, Ryo Kihara, Shota Suzuki |
| 3 bit | Nameko | Individual | Hidemasa Kubota and Kagetomo Kubota |
Community Contribution Award/Public Relations Award
(Titles omitted)
| Name | Team | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Takada | OniBacks | SUBARU Co., Ltd. |
| Shinta Tanaka, Sakutaro Nakamura, Hideki Sugihara | iASL-Gifu | Gifu University |
| Tomoharu Nakamura | TPAC | Technology Challenge Department |
| Toshitomo Suzuki | Learn | Individual |
| Hidemasa Kubota | Nameko | Individual |
| Members of the HIROSHIMA MOMIJI teams | HIROSHIMA MOMIJI f*6 HIROSHIMA MOMIJI Girls limit 2 other teams |
Hiroshima City University Automotive Technology Department |
| Kobayashi Koichi | Tatami Racer | dSPACE Japan K.K. |
presentation award
(Titles omitted)
| Ranking | Name | Team name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | Hidenosuke Ishii | GO BACK | Osaka Municipal University, Faculty of Engineering |
| 2 bit | Shinta Tanaka | iASL-Gifu | Gifu University Graduate School Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Department of Intelligent Science and Engineering Intelligent Informatics |
| 3 bit | Hidemasa Kubota Kubota Kagetomo |
Nameko | Individual |
Preliminary Award Ceremony Presentation Project Schedule
Date and time:
October 25th (Sat) - October 26th (Sun): Final
Monday, October 27th: Reserve day*
(*If the final race cannot be held on the day of the event due to rain or other reasons, the race will be held on the 27th. If the race is completed by the 26th, an exhibition event will be held featuring both autonomous and manually driven vehicles. The schedule will be announced on this website on the evening of the 26th.)
Place:
City Circuit Tokyo Bay(plans)
Participation target:
Top 16 qualifying teams (Student class: 8 teams, General class: 8 teams)
Tournament information for the dayCLICK HERE
10月26日18:30～・10月27日11:00～16:30
A clash between next-generation wisdom and human skill!
[Exhibition Event] Self-Driving Kart vs Racer Challenge!!
To commemorate the finals of the Japan Automotive AI Challenge 2025, we will be holding a special exhibition. Self-driving vehicles and skilled humans will compete against each other on the same course!
A multi-vehicle driving competition has been difficult to realize due to safety concerns, so we planned this special showdown to combine technical challenges with excitement at the venue.
The goal is to increase the number of future engineers and fans! Through this project,The current state of autonomous driving technology and the appeal of motorsportsI want to spread the word!
Please come and see it in person!
Student Class
You can scroll →| Ranking | Team name | Affiliation | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | SSH | 慶應義塾大学理工学部 | 46.032 seconds left |
| 2 bit | MMTT | Meijo University | 49.777 seconds left |
| 3 bit | U-Drive | Shibaura Institute of Technology, School of Engineering | 52.337 seconds left |
| 4 bit | NATC Tochigi drive LAB | Nissan Tochigi Automobile College | 55.777 seconds left |
| 5 bit | MoruGold | Gunma University | 57.291 seconds left |
| 6 bit | Aizu AI's Aces | University of Aizu | 58.744 seconds left |
| 7 bit | iASL-Gifu | Gifu University Faculty of Engineering | 60.160 seconds left |
| 8 bit | Shimookubo Intelligence | Saitama University | 129.754 seconds left |
General class
| Ranking | Team name | Affiliation | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | Tottori Chura Taro | Chura Data Co., Ltd. | 46.813 seconds left |
| 2 bit | The Dawn of GAIO | Gaio Technology Co., Ltd. | 48.368 seconds left |
| 3 bit | Revs-Lab | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | 48.687 seconds left |
| 4 bit | HiICS (Yes I C S) |
Hitachi Industrial Control Solutions Co., Ltd. | 49.943 seconds left |
| 5 bit | Paper Drivers | employee | 51.049 seconds left |
| 6 bit | Auto MITU | Mitsubishi Electric Software Co., Ltd. | 57.106 seconds left |
| 7 bit | KG Motors | KG Motors Co., Ltd. | 59.240 seconds left |
Ranking Award
| Award name | Team name | Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking Award (Overall) Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman's Award |
SSH | 慶應義塾大学理工学部 | Yuki Naeka, Amon Suzuki, Yoshitaka Osawa, and Kosho Sakata |
*Awarded to the team with the fastest time, regardless of class.
Student Class
| Award name | Team name | Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | SSH | 慶應義塾大学理工学部 | Yuki Naeka, Amon Suzuki, Yoshitaka Osawa, and Kosho Sakata |
| 2 bit | MMTT | Meijo University | Hokusho Ibaraki, Seiryu Nakamura, Ran Kikuchi, Rakusei Nonaka, Fumiya Ichihara, Atsuya Takatsuma, Takumi Nojima, Kaiki Nishimura |
| 3 bit | U-Drive | Shibaura Institute of Technology, School of Engineering | Takahiro Murayama, Naoya Tani, Kazukado Iwasaki, Yasuyo Yamashita, Haruhisa Suga, Itaru Tsukagoshi, Masato Yokoyama, Naoya Sasaki |
General class
| Award name | Team name | Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | Tottori Chura Taro | Chura Data Co., Ltd. | Masanao Shibuya, Soya Aoki, and Masaru Kuratomi |
| 2 bit | The Dawn of GAIO | Gaio Technology Co., Ltd. | Masahiro Ikunuma, Hitoshi Okano, Kaiji Itabashi, Taiho Kikuchi, Yoshisho Ono, Takashi Onose, Atsushi Ishiuchi, Ryuhei Yoshida, Ryota Miyano, Ange Cyrano Diel Seignon-Biti, Yuka Suguri, Kazumasa Saito, Ryo Ogawa, Ayaka Mikkaichi, Yasushi Takanashi, Hikaru Yamazaki, Kou Wu, Haoying Wang |
| 3 bit | Revs-Lab | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | Kota Togawa, Tomoya Yoshida, Ryo Kihara, Shota Suzuki |
Schedule:
Friday, December 12, 2025, 14:00-18:00 (venue opens at 13:00)
Venue:
Depending on the day (tentative):
13:00～ Venue opens
14:00~ Presentation planning
15:45~ Q&A time
16:20～ Talk session
17:10 ~ Awards Ceremony
You can scroll →
| Qualifying | final | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking Award (Overall)※1 | ー | 10 million yen | |
| Ranking Award (Each class) |
1 bit | 5 million yen | 10 million yen |
| 2 bit | 3 million yen | 5 million yen | |
| 3 bit | 2 million yen | 3 million yen | |
| Community Contribution Award/Public Relations Award*2 | Up to 8 pairs x 5 yen | Up to 4 pairs x 5 yen | |
| Presentation Award*3 | 1 bit | 3 million yen | 5 million yen |
| 2 bit | 2 million yen | 3 million yen | |
| 3 bit | 1 million yen | 2 million yen | |
*1 The overall ranking award will be given to the team with the fastest time among all the teams participating in the finals.
*2 The organizers will comprehensively consider the results of surveys and the number of likes regarding social media activities and event hosting.
*3 Rankings will be determined by votes from sponsors and others during presentations at each award ceremony.
- Organizer:Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
- Supported by:Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Mobility Innovation Collaborative Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (UTmobI), Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, Japan Deep Learning Association, ITS Japan
- Competition Sponsors:The 2025 tournament sponsors areCLICK HERE.
Japan Automotive AI Challenge Executive Committee *In alphabetical order
| Name | Affiliation | Committee post |
|---|---|---|
| Kunimichi Hatano | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Chairman |
| Shinpei Kato | Tier Four Co., Ltd. | leader |
| Ariyoshi Tokitomo | Honda R&D Co., Ltd. | 委员 |
| Manabu Ohmae | Keio University Graduate School | 委员 |
| Takeki Ogizu | Gunma University | 委员 |
| Kagami Michiaki | Toyota Motor Corporation | 委员 |
| Ryota Shirato | Non-profit organization ITS Japan | 委员 |
| Naoki Suganuma | Kanazawa University | 委员 |
| Tomoyuki Someya | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 委员 |
| Eijiro Takeuchi | Nagoya University Graduate School | 委员 |
| Tanaka Daiki | Tier Four Co., Ltd. | 委员 |
| Kimihiko Nakano | Tokyo University | 委员 |
| Yutaka Matsuo | The University of Tokyo | 委员 |
| Harufumi Muto | Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan | 委员 |
| Tatsumi Yanai | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd | 委员 |
| Kazuya Yamamoto | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 委员 |
