◆Special Presentations about Technological Development

• Taking on the Challenge of Motor Sports in the Era of Decarbonization
  – Development of the Z NISMO GT4 –

  Delivery Date：Tuesday, July 15 - Friday, July 18

  This presentation focuses on the NISSAN Z NISMO GT4 race car that is currently in development. It describes the relationship between the base vehicle and the GT4 category race car as well the environmental consciousness of the development, while tracing the history of motor sports activities at Nissan and NISMO.

  Agenda:

  1. The history of NISSAN/NISMO in motorsport

  2. NISMO’s ongoing motorsport initiatives

  3. NISSAN Z NISMO GT4

     ・Overview of the GT4 category

     ・Specifications and development story

     ・Production process of Nissan Motorsports and Customize

  4. Initiatives toward carbon neutrality in the Z NISMO GT4

  5. Introduction of the Z road car (RZ34)

  6. Conclusion

  Presenter

  

  NISSAN MOTORSPORTS & CUSTOMIZING Co., Ltd.
  Senior Vice President

  Shinichi Kiga

◆JSAE Special Presentations

• Facing Up to an Era of Transformation
  – Using Digital Technologies for Change –

  Delivery Date：Wednesday, July 16

  As we face up to an era of transformation, traditional automakers have no choice but to use digital technologies to boost the efficiency of their current operations and shift their resources toward the creation of unique value. Since this approach applies equally to small and medium sized businesses, this presentation presents a proposal for how to address this issue as we move into the future.

  Presenter

  

  Mazda Motor Corporation
  Senior Fellow Innovation

  Mitsuo Hitomi

• DX Driven by QR Code and RFID Technologies

  Delivery Date：Wednesday, July 16

  Quick response (QR) codes and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies have been widely adopted as ways of linking objects and data. In addition to their roles as data carriers, new ideas that use the characteristics of QR code and RFID technologies are starting to drive digital transformation (DX) in various fields. This presentation introduces some technical trends with potential applications for vehicles and monozukuri.

  Presenter

  

  DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
  Engineering Division 2 Edge Products BU
  General Maneger

  Yousuke Okayama

• Latest Global Trends
  Japan’s Struggle to Respond to Drastic Changes in Vehicle Processing Technologies and the U.S.-China Stand-Off

  Delivery Date：Wednesday, July 16

  This presentation shares the latest technical trends obtained from the perspective of machine tools and based on visits to BMW and Bosch outside Japan.

  Presenter

  

  Boostech.inc
  Representative director
  SEMICON Japan Ambassador
  Monozukuri(Maker) youtuber

  Monozukuritarou

• Initiatives for Creating Value through Open-Source SDVs

  Delivery Date：Thursday, July 17

  Software defined vehicles (SDVs) that can be equipped with third-party- developed apps are known as open-source SDVs. This presentation describes how open-source SDVs can accelerate mobility-related innovation and create new value. It also introduces some initiatives to help realize open-source SDVs.

  Presenter

  

  Nagoya University
  Global Research Institute for Mobility in Society

  Hiroaki Takada

• Autonomous Last-Mile Shuttle Services Implemented by Mutual Regional Support

  Delivery Date：Thursday, July 17

  In February 2023, a partnership involving Nagoya University and KDDI started operating autonomous shuttle services to help local residents move around more easily. This presentation introduces an initiative that addresses mobility-related issues in regions with many hilly roads and aging populations.

  Presenter

  

  Kasugai City
  Planning Administration Section
  Assistant Section Chief

  Tetsuhiro Tsuda

• Designing DX for Monozukuri Enterprises

  Delivery Date：Thursday, July 17

  In the digital transformation (DX) process for monozukuri enterprises, the switch from a conventional approach of competing based on quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) to competing based on the creation of new value is becoming even more important. This presentation uses actual case studies to discuss the fundamental essence of DX and how to nurture human resources capable of promoting DX.

  Presenter

  

  Osaka University
  FORESIGHT inc
  Evangelist

  Hajime Takebayashi

• The Art of Open Source - Reimagine Intelligent Vehicles

  Delivery Date：Friday, July 18

  Around nine years has passed since the advent of Autoware, the world’s first open-source autonomous driving OS. Autoware features the full suite of technologies necessary for realizing safe autonomous driving, and is open for development by a wide range of organizations and individuals. This presentation describes the democratization of autonomous driving through the adoption of an open-source ecosystem centered on Autoware.

  Presenter

  

  TIER IV, Inc.
  Founder & CEO

  Shinpei Kato

• Relationship between Undisclosed Vulnerabilities Discovered in Security Contests and the Latest Security Threats

  Delivery Date：Friday, July 18

  The widespread adoption of autonomous driving technologies in society is likely to continue further underlining the importance of vehicle cybersecurity. VicOne Inc. holds security contests in which people compete to discover undisclosed (zero-day) vulnerabilities affecting vehicles. This presentation uses the details of VicOne’s vehicle cybersecurity threat reports to discuss vulnerabilities discovered through these events.

  Presenter

  

  VicOne Inc.
  Vice President, Head of Japan Region,
  Head of Sales and Business Development

  Akinobu Oda