Macnica participates in autonomous driving demonstration experiment in BSD City, a suburb of Jakarta, Indonesia - First mobility service demonstration experiment in Indonesia using NAVYA ARMA -

Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter referred to as Macnica) is a total service and solution provider in semiconductors, networks, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT. In a joint venture with Chiyoda-ku, Miyako and President: Katsuya Nakanishi, we will conduct a demonstration experiment of a mobility service using autonomous driving buses, the first in Indonesia ^{* 1}, in BSD City ^{* 2} on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. . Through this demonstration experiment, Macnica will verify the transportation convenience of autonomous driving mobility services and support efforts to realize a smart city in BSD City.

This is the second public announcement of JICA (hereinafter referred to as "JICA") in FY2020 "SMEs and SDGs Business Support Project ~ Dissemination, Demonstration, and Commercialization Project (SDGs Business Support Type)~" to realize a smart city autonomous driving This verifies the creation of mobility services through the use of vehicles. The term of the outsourcing agreement with JICA is from December 10, 2021 to September 29, 2023, with the aim of solving the problems faced by developing countries, overseas expansion of Japanese private companies, and revitalization of the Japan economy by utilizing the excellent technologies, products, and ideas possessed by Japanese private companies.

In this PoC, Macnica will operate its autonomous driving bus "NAVYA ARMA ^{* 3}," which has no steering wheel, accelerator or brakes, for one year in the office area and commercial facilities that are the center of activity within BSD City. This will enable the company to understand the needs of local residents, workers and visitors to BSD City, verify the transportation convenience of autonomous driving mobility services, and investigate the possibility of future business expansion in the area.

In this PoC, Macnica will utilize its track record in operating PoC for autonomous driving transportation services in Japan to verify the effectiveness of transport convenience in the region toward realizing smart cities in Indonesia, while also working to create and expand mobility service businesses in the ASEAN region.

[Outline of this demonstration experiment]
■Schedule: May 20, 2022 (Friday) to January 05, 2023 (Wednesday)
■ Hours: 10:00-17:00
■ autonomous driving vehicle: autonomous driving bus ARMA
■ Driving route:

In addition, the following ceremony is scheduled to be held locally on the day of the demonstration experiment start date.

Date and time: May 20, 2022 morning
■ Location: Inside BSD Smart City QBIG
Main attendees (tentative): President Joko Widodo, Governor of Banten Province Wahidin Halim, Sinar Masland Group CEO Michael Widjaja, Mitsubishi Corporation Indonesia representative office Mr. Kinzo, Embassy of Japan in Indonesia Minister Tamura, JICA Indonesia office Director Tokoyasui
■ Program (planned):
1. Opening
2. Greetings from attendees
3. EV shuttle bus test ride event
4. Closing session

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*1: In-house research

*2: BSD City
A 6,000ha city on the outskirts of Jakarta, which has been developed by a subsidiary of Sinar Mas Land since the 1980s. BSD City is a vibrant development area with offices, commercial facilities, hotels, schools, hospitals, convention centers, etc. The population of the area is currently about 350,000 and is expected to increase to about 3 million by 2050.

*3: Self-autonomous driving bus "NAVYA ARMA"
An autonomous shuttle bus equipped with an autonomous driving autonomous driving system developed and manufactured by NAVYA, a French company. It is an EV (electric vehicle) specification, and can run automatically for about 9 hours (100km) on a single charge.

Overall length: 4,750mm
Height: 2,650mm
Width: 2,110mm
Weight: 2,400kg
Gross vehicle weight: 3,450kg
Number of passengers: maximum 15
Power source: electric motor
Maximum speed: 18km/h (Average speed of about 10km/h during operation)
autonomous driving level: Level 2 (technically equivalent to level 3)
Others: In case of emergency, the passenger's driver will intervene manually

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