Japan to present digitalization strategy for the automotive industry
Government sets initial target for market share of car sales
Promotion of cooperation between companies to overcome disadvantages against the US and China,
Toyota car on display at a global motor show/EPA via Yonhap News,
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, ‘According to the report by the Yomiuri Shimbun on the 19th, the Japanese government has set a goal to increase the global market share of their country’s software-centered self-driving vehicles (SDV) to 30% by 2030 to catch up with the US and China.’,
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, ‘The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are expected to announce a strategy for the digitalization of the automotive industry as early as the 20th containing these contents. SDV, considered the next generation of vehicles, controls hardware with software and supports software updates and feature additions through the internet even after the vehicle purchase. It is expected that by 2030, around 41 million SDVs will be sold worldwide, and the Japanese government aims for Japanese companies to occupy 12 million of them. It is the first time that the Japanese government has set a target for car sales market share.’,
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, ‘Currently, Japan holds approximately 30% of the global automotive market, including gasoline vehicles, but the market share of electric vehicles, which are essential for SDV, remains in single digits. Therefore, Japan is also planning to explore the digitalization of hybrid vehicles that possess competitive advantages.’,
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, ‘In this upcoming automotive industry strategy, the Japanese government will also strengthen cooperation among Japanese companies. Areas where the government requests cooperation from companies include software development, autonomous driving, and data utilization. Toyota Motor, Honda, and Nissan, three major Japanese car manufacturers, are considering collaborating on software development to be installed in vehicles. These companies plan to pursue a common approach to standardize the specifications of the software and system connecting system and software after next year.’,
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, ‘In the field of autonomous driving, there is a consideration of establishing a new company to operate autonomous driving trucks. The Japanese government is exploring options to entrust major short-distance transportation operations between key distribution centers to autonomous driving vehicles and considering utilizing autonomous driving lanes installed on sections of the Shin Tomei Expressway to address regulations on truck driver working hours.’,
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, ‘Regarding data utilization, there are plans to establish a system for sharing data from vehicle manufacturing to use and disposal next year. Cooperation is also being pursued in disaster situation assessment and information linkage related to aspects such as the supply chain of semiconductors and other components.’,
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, ‘The Yomiuri Shimbun reported, “The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to establish an institution for nurturing talent as the main operator in the new strategy,” adding, “The automotive industry, including parts, accounts for approximately 70 trillion yen (about 609 trillion won) in annual shipments, representing 20% of Japan’s manufacturing industry.”‘,
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