Macnica President ( , headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; : , capitalized at 11,194 million yen), a total service and solution provider in semiconductor, network, cyber security, and AI/IoT, has formed a business alliance with Fuyo General Lease Co. (hereinafter Fuyo Auto Lease; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; : Katsunobu Nagano) have formed a business alliance for the social implementation of . Macnica President Kazumasa Hara President autonomous driving

Currently, Japan is facing many social issues related to transportation, such as ensuring freedom of movement, dealing with driver shortages, reducing CO2 emissions, and reducing automobile accidents. In recent years, in order to solve these problems, local governments and transportation companies in various places are considering the introduction of autonomous driving, and efforts to demonstrate the practical application of autonomous driving are accelerating.

However, in order to conduct demonstration experiments, there are many complicated processes such as defining project requirements, setting verification items and survey methods in technology and operation, coordinating related parties, and formulating implementation guidelines. In addition, the autonomous driving is driven by images and sensor information autonomous driving Advanced specialized technology such as program generation is indispensable, and measures such as safe operation management and collection of verification data are required in the operation of demonstration experiments. In addition, owning autonomous driving vehicles at the stage of test operation of demonstration experiments places a heavy burden on capital investment and fleet management. While accelerating efforts toward the practical application of autonomous driving in this way, there are many issues to be solved in advancing demonstration experiments.

Therefore, through this business alliance, Macnica, Fuyo General Lease, and Fuyo Auto Lease (hereinafter referred to as the Fuyo Lease Group) will combine their respective strengths and jointly build the "autonomous driving Demonstration Experiment Support Service Program," and will We aim to resolve these issues. At Macnica, we provide total support for demonstration experiments as a comprehensive point of contact for our customers, from demonstration experiment planning to autonomous driving implementation work and operations, based on our knowledge of autonomous driving technology and our consulting experience. At Fuyo Auto Lease, we leverage our strengths in automotive asset management and vehicle leasing business bases to develop self autonomous driving vehicles from Macnica to NAVYA ^*1 SA (Head Office: Lyon, France; CEO: Étienne Hermite). We will purchase and own the "NAVYA ARMA" and provide it to Macnica as a demonstration vehicle for demonstration experiments. With this, Macnica will be able to provide comprehensive autonomous driving demonstration experiment support to customers, including providing vehicles. In addition, Fuyo Sogo Lease has a customer base of various local governments, transportation operators, etc. in its business, and we will collaborate in customer relations to propose this service program.

By combining the strengths of each company in this way, we will solve the problems in the demonstration experiment of autonomous driving and provide it as a service program that supports the efforts of local governments and transportation operators.

autonomous driving demonstration test support service program

Furthermore, going forward, Macnica and the Fuyo Lease Group will continue to develop an autonomous driving vehicle leasing program for autonomous driving service operations in addition to the current autonomous driving Demonstration Experiment Support Service Program. In addition, in the operation of autonomous driving services, maintenance such as regular vehicle inspection and maintenance is required, and local support is required for each service operation location, so Fuyo Lease Group's nationwide maintenance factory network We would like to utilize this to build a maintenance support system for autonomous driving service operations.

By combining the strengths of both companies, Macnica and Fuyo Lease Group will accelerate the social implementation of autonomous driving and contribute to the early resolution of various social issues.

*1 NAVYA
Founded in France in 2014, NAVYA is a leading company that provides autonomous driving solutions (autonomous driving vehicles). The company's "autonomous driving shuttle bus", which is based on the concept of "first and last mile", can also run on public roads, so it can be connected to public transportation to expand the transportation network and improve convenience and mobility. Effective. To date, more than 200 units have been installed in more than 20 countries, and it is widely supported around the world as a safe, secure, and highly reliable solution.
For details, please see the web page (https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/maas/products/133978/).

NAVYA/Self-autonomous driving shuttle bus

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The Fuyo Lease Group has launched a "mobility business" in the "new domain", one of the strategic areas of the medium-term management plan "Frontier Expansion 2021". We provide a variety of solutions that respond to technological innovation in the field of logistics mobility. Utilize synergies from collaboration with group companies and mobility-related companies, promote the creation of new mobility businesses that transcend conventional frameworks, and provide diverse products and services that solve problems in the vehicle and logistics industries to a wider customer base. We will provide to

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