Public offering of new technologies to combat wrong-way driving on Expressway
~ 19 technologies selected for on-site verification ~
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- Call for proposals for new technologies to combat wrong-way driving on Expressway: 19 technologies selected for on-site testing
June 25, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited
West Nippon Expressway Company Limited
NEXCO EAST, NEXCO CENTRAL, and NEXCO WEST (hereinafter referred to as the "Three NEXCO Companies") are pleased to announce that they have selected 19 technologies for on-site verification from the 21 proposed technologies submitted in response to the press release titled "Opening of a public call for proposals for new wrong-way driving prevention technologies on Expressway"on December 20, 2024.
METI will begin testing the technologies selected for on-site verification in the fall of 2025 after going through procedures and other processes with the companies and other entities that proposed the selected technologies, aiming to commercialize the technologies from around the end of FY2026.
- December 20, 2024 NEXCO 3 companies press release
Call for applications for new technologies to combat wrong-way driving on Expressway
1. Overview of the Call for Applications
| Theme IV | Theme V | |
|---|---|---|
| Call for proposals |
|
A technology that allows vehicles to recognize (detect) their own wrong-way driving and provide that information to alert other vehicles driving the wrong way. |
| Application period | Friday, December 20, 2024 - Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
| On-site verification technology Selection period |
March 2025 to end of June 2025 | |
| On-site Verification Planned period |
Approximately one and a half years from autumn 2025 | |
2. Details of the selection results
Details of the selection results, etc. will also be published on the website of NEXCO EAST, the lead manager for the public tender process.
Attachment
- Appendix 1: Application status and selection results for publicly solicited technologies [PDF: 473KB]
- Appendix 2 List of selected technologies [PDF: 217KB]
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