Some Structural Aspects on the “Info-mobility Related Projects in Japan

In order to successfully launch the info-mobility or IVHS/RTI systems in the society, many advanced technologies could be properly utilized with necessary R&D and related activities. The realizations of the info-mobility related systems also require relatively long time range from concept and R&D stages to final realization of the systems. How to efficiently coordinate these different stages ranging many years could be one of the important and difficult problems we face today to successfully launch the systems in the society. This paper describes the following items with some examples of the past and presently on-going info-mobility related projects in Japan, i.e., roles of public organizations, phases of activities, cooperations between public and private sectors, etc.