<Feature article>

● New Year roundtable discussion

• For Japan to lead the world in Level 4 autonomous driving

● Summary/Outlook

• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s efforts toward social implementation of Level 4 automated driving
• Regarding the creation of a permit system for specified automatic operation
• Initiatives towards realizing autonomous driving

●Law and ethics

• Trends in the legal system regarding Level 4 automated driving
• Ethics of autonomous driving

●Movement towards achieving Level 4

• Attempt at level 4 autonomous driving transportation service using only remote monitoring
• Michinori Group's efforts toward social implementation of autonomous driving technology
• Long-term demonstration experiment of self-driving bus business operation continues in Kashiwa-no-ha district

●Education/human resources development

• Overview and outlook of Japan Automotive AI Challenge
• Deep learning applied education in Japan and abroad using the AI ​​robot car “JetRacer”

<Hot Topics - A collection of trending topics>

• Accelerated sound development for new BEVs ─Sound development using Active Sound Control System─
• Dassault Systèmes' VR is highly effective in integrated environments
• Demonstration of vehicle CO2 emission reduction using thermoelectric power generation module
• Hiroshima scenario for decarbonization in 2050 and biomass as a renewable carbon source
• Research on quantitative evaluation methods for driving assistance vehicles from a consumer perspective
• Automatic delivery robot using 5G to realize a smart society

<Serial article>

[Technology window]those who are strong and those who can change
Mr. Susumu Kawabata (Isuzu Central Research Laboratory)

[Super world]Discovery of two types of “unknown water” with low density and high density at the non-equilibrium ice/water interface under high pressure
　　　　　　─A new path to verifying the “two types of water” hypothesis that explains the abnormal physical properties of water─
Mr. Hiromasa Shinke (Tohoku University)
Yuki Kimura (Hokkaido University)

【Spotlight】Development of a wireless control system that realizes stable wireless connections with cars in the factory
Mr. Takamichi Inoue and Mr. Shinichi Anan (NEC)
Mr. Yusuke Nomura (Toyota Technical Development)
Mr. Takuro Sawano (Toyota Motors)

[Craftsmanship]Engine vibration noise specialist Kazuhiro Takahashi
Mr. Hiroshi Miyazaki (Isuzu Motors)

[Technical Review]
Carbon-neutral fuel movement rapidly develops in response to the Ukraine crisis
Mr. Akiki Maruta (Technova)
Amid the impending climate crisis, CO2 reduction cannot wait
Mr. Toshio Fujimura (Aichi Institute of Technology)

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