Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Shonan Health Innovation Park (hereinafter referred to as “Shonan iPark”), Mitsubishi Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Mitsubishi Corporation”), MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation”), Macnica (Below is "Macnica") With the support of the Kanagawa Prefecture Industrial and Labor Bureau and the backing of the cities of Fujisawa and Kamakura, 2021 Year 12 From the 4th of the month 26 On Saturday and Sunday of the MaaS *1 We will be conducting a demonstration experiment of autonomous driving at Shonan iPark to build a seamless transportation system, focusing on the combination of "medical care and transportation."

Shonan iPark, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujisawa City, Kamakura City, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, 2019 In May 2015, we signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of forming cutting-edge bases for health innovation in the Muraoka and Fukasawa districts. In order to achieve this, we will focus on “next-generation health management” and “healthcare MaaS” and “Sports Promotion” are three research fields, and various demonstration experiments are underway. * 2. This demonstration experiment will focus on healthcare MaaS related to the field of “medical care and mobility”, and while accumulating research data that will enable the development of technologies that are closer to residents and patients, x Local residents will be able to experience the future of mobility.

In the demonstration experiment, Shonan iPark will provide the testing venue, and four companies, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Mitsubishi Corporation, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation, and Macnica, will operate autonomous driving vehicles and provide healthcare solutions. The autonomous driving shuttle bus will autonomous driving around Shonan iPark for transportation from home to the hospital. Additionally, inside the vehicle, vital sensing technology will be used to measure passengers' heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, etc., and a simulated digital medical interview will be conducted via a remote connection to a hospital. Through this, we will investigate the effective use of patient travel time for hospital visits and improve hospital productivity, and verify its usefulness.

Self-autonomous driving shuttle bus with a white square body

autonomous driving shuttle bus

In addition, we will widely recruit monitors to participate in this demonstration experiment. The outline of the event and how to apply are as follows.

"health care MaaS Ride experience” held overview
Date and time: 12 4th of month (soil), 5th (Sun), 11 Sun (Sat), 12 day (day), 18 Sun (Sat), 19 Sun (Sun), 25th (Sat), 26 day (day) each day 9 Time, Ten Time, 11 Time, 13 Time, 14 Time, 15 time start
Location: Shonan iPark (Muraoka Higashi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture) 2-26-1)
Target: Approximately 1,000 people (junior high school students and above)
*If junior high school students participate, consent from a parent or legal representative is required.

program (total 60 minutes):
● Reception, demonstration experiment explanation, test drive experience
As an image of the future of moving from home to the hospital, you can experience the measurement of heart rate and other digital medical interviews connected to the hospital in a autonomous driving car. Go around Shonan iPark. After the test drive, we conducted a questionnaire.
●Healthcare MaaS Watching commentary videos, strolling through the greenery on the premises, etc. (planned)

Co-organized by: Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Shonan iPark, Mitsubishi Corporation, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation, Macnica
Support: Kanagawa Prefecture Industrial and Labor Bureau
Sponsored by: Fujisawa City, Kamakura City

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Application method
Please apply from the following URL or QR code.
URL: https://healthcare-maas-event.peatix.com
●Participants are required to present a new corona vaccination or a negative certificate.
● Recruitment will end as soon as the maximum number of participants is reached.

* 1 health care MaaS = Building a seamless mobility system for healthcare and supporting people's healthy lives
* 2 For more information on the three research areas, please visit here

About Shonan Kamakura General Hospital

Shonan Kamakura General Hospital was opened in 1988 as the 24th​ ​hospital of the Tokushukai Group. In 2021, as a comprehensive cancer center concept, the “Advanced Medical Center Building”, a facility specializing in radiation therapy, will be opened. We are fully equipped with facilities for conducting clinical research on regenerative medicine. Furthermore, we are working to realize "medical x industry" by taking the initiative in introducing IT, IoT, robots, etc., aiming to "turn hospitals into showrooms".

About Shonan Health Innovation Park (Shonan iPark)

Shonan iPark is a science park established in April​ ​2018 by a pharmaceutical company. We aim to be a place where industry, government, and academia from a wide range of industries and scales come together to accelerate health innovation. In addition to pharmaceutical companies, more than 120 companies and organizations such as next-generation medicine, AI, venture capital, and government, and more than 2,200 people (as of November​ ​2021) form an ecosystem. https://www.shonan-health-innovation-park.com/
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About Mitsubishi Corporation

Mitsubishi Corporation conducts business in cooperation with offices in approximately 90 countries and regions around the world and approximately 1,700 consolidated operating companies. With a 10-group system consisting of natural gas, general materials, petroleum and chemical solutions, metal resources, industrial infrastructure, automobiles and mobility, food industry, consumer industry, electric power solutions, and urban development, we have set our sights on the future with a wide range of industries as our business domains. As an initiative to address important issues, we will promote DX (Digital Transformation) and EX (Energy Transformation) in an integrated manner that respond to digitization and a low-carbon society.

About MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation

Since its establishment on January​ ​15, 1921, the Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has pursued its corporate philosophy of contributing to the realization of a vibrant and comfortable society through constant technological innovation and limitless creativity. The business purpose is to manufacture and sell information and communication systems, electronic devices, home appliances, etc. https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/

About Macnica

Macnica has been providing cutting-edge semiconductor, electronic device, network, and cyber security products with added technological value since its establishment in 1972. In recent years, based on its traditional strengths in sourcing and technology planning for cutting-edge technologies on a global basis, the company has been developing new businesses in areas such as AI/IoT, autonomous driving, and robotics. Going forward, under the slogan "Co. Tomorrowing," the company will connect cutting-edge technologies with the intelligence of Macnica to provide unique services and solutions, creating social value and contributing to the development of future societies. the Company Headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, is a global business with 85 offices in 23 countries around the world.
For more information, please visit our website at https://www.macnica.co.jp.

取材についてのお問い合わせ先:
●湘南ヘルスイノベーションパーク 担当:滝澤、日比野
Mail:smb.iParkcommunication@takeda.com
●広報窓口:株式会社コスモ・ピーアール内 担当:大貫
Mail : ipark@cosmopr.co.jp    

本件に関するお問い合わせ先
●湘南鎌倉総合病院 担当:菅原・関口・下田
Mail:kouho@shonankamakura.or.jp
●湘南ヘルスイノベーションパーク 担当:滝澤、日比野
Mail:smb.iParkcommunication@takeda.com
●広報窓口:株式会社コスモ・ピーアール内 担当:大貫
Mail : ipark@cosmopr.co.jp
●三菱商事株式会社 担当:都市開発本部 事業開発室 西村・小野
Tel:03-3210-2171
●三菱電機株式会社 営業本部 事業推進部
Tel:03-3218-4223
●株式会社マクニカ 担当:コーポレートマーケティング統括部 広報室 宮原
Mail:macpr@macnica.co.jp