U.S.
Department of Transportation
Research
and Innovative Technology Administration
Collaborative Research with Japan
In 2010, RITA and the MLIT of Japan signed a Memorandum of
Cooperation to enhance bilateral cooperation and further the
development and implementation of global ITS activities.
Bilateral efforts focus on three main areas:
§International
Standards
§Evaluation Tools
and Methods
§Probe Data
US-Japan ITS Workshop
US-Japan ITS Task Force
(US Lead: Thompson, Japan Lead: Sakai)
Area 1: International
Standards
Standards
US Lead: Sill
Japan Lead: S. Suzuki
Area 2: Evaluation Tools
and Methods
and Methods
US Lead: Pol, Thompson
Japan Lead: K. Suzuki
Area 3: Probe
Data
Data
US Lead: Thompson, McHale
Japan Lead: Tanaka
EU-Japan-US
Trilateral Conference
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