"Mobility DX Platform" Launch Event Report
Event Overview
To mark the launch of the Mobility DX Platform, a launch event was held at Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024.
On the day, approximately 1,200 people participated both in person and online, and lively discussions were held during the panel discussion among key players from industry, academia, and government.
- Date and Time：
- Thursday, October 17, 2024, 15:30-17:00
- Vanue：
- Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024 Talk Stage
Click here for the video of the day
Opening Remarks
Ryosuke KOZUKI (Video Letter)
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Explanation of the Mobility DX Strategy
Hideaki IBUKI
Director-General of the Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Explanation of the Mobility DX Platform
Kunio NAKAGURO
Mobility DX Platform Secretariat (Chairman of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.)
Panel discussion Part 1
FacilitatorDirector, Mobility DX Office, Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industry Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeru ITO
SpeakerCEO Turing Inc. Kazunari YAMAMOTO
SpeakerDirector, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Masahiro KIHARA
SpeakerExecutive Vice President and General Manager of Technology, Amazon Web Services Japan, LLC Yasuhiro KOSE
SpeakerProfessor, Nagoya University Hiroaki TAKADA
We asked representatives from startups, finance, IT, and academia to talk about their efforts in mobility DX and their enthusiasm for the future. New ideas and technologies are essential for innovation. With this platform as a hub, the automotive industry, startups, different industries, and academia will work together to create new synergies.
Panel discussion Part 2
FacilitatorDirector, Mobility DX Office, Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industry Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeru ITO
SpeakerChairman of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan Kunio NAKAGURO
SpeakerFounder and CEO of Tier IV, Inc. Shinpei KATO
SpeakerProfessor, Department of Technology Management for Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo/Research Center for Artificial Engineering Yutaka MATSUO
He spoke about the elements necessary to realize SDVs and autonomous driving, and Japan's future strategies for mobility digital transformation. In order to win in global competition, in addition to the traditional strengths of the automotive industry, it is believed that one of Japan's strategies will be to promote and utilize the accumulation of human resources and technology through communities, and to increase the number of people who understand both hardware and software.
Closing Remarks
Hirohisa TSURUTA
Director-General of the Logistics and Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
