Five Aisin Group companies*1 including Aisin Seiki will present seven research papers and will exhibit products and technologies at the 22nd ITS World Congress (Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux) 2015 in Bordeaux, France from October 5 (Tue.) to October 9 (Fri.), 2015.

The theme of this exhibition will be ''Human-Friendly Mobility' towards realization of safe, enjoyable and sustainable communities.'

At a showcase (outdoor demonstration) conducted near the exhibition venue, Aisin will conduct demonstrations on a course that recreates European road conditions, with an actual vehicle equipped with technologies the Group developed to contribute to automatic driving such as a driver monitor system, navigation system, and parking assist system.

The Aisin booth will feature a driving simulator where visitors can have virtual experiences of three People-Friendly Mobility-related solutions: 'Unconcernedly, undiscriminating, uninterrupted,' 'Everyone feels at ease,' and 'Exciting,' as well as Aisin technologies such as the next-generation HMI*2, automatic parking, AR*3 guidance, and integrated vehicle management in the simulation.


*1 Aisin Seiki, Aisin AW, ADVICS, Aisin ComCruise, and IMRA Europe (France)

*2 HMI stands for Human-Machine Interface, and refers to systems that connect users to devices such as car navigation systems, including displays or devices that enable them to operate machines.

*3 AR stands for Augmented Reality. It consists of technologies that display information, in text or illustration, superimposed on real scenery shown on displays, etc.

◆ Outline of demonstration vehicle used in showcase

◆ Contents of demonstration at showcase

(1) Automatic pulling over to shoulder, linked with driver monitor system
System detects when driver has become unable to drive, and pulls vehicle over to shoulder

(2) Protection of pedestrian safety at intersections
System detects pedestrians near the exit from a traffic circle and alerts the driver

(3) Automatic update of maps on navigation system
System detects accidents, etc. on the road ahead by collecting emergency information from vehicles ahead, predicts traffic jams or roadblocks and encourages driver to change routes

(4) Remote parking
Enables user to park the unpeopled car remotely using a smartphone when narrow parking space makes it difficult to disembark from the vehicle

◆ Research papers presented
■ Aisin Seiki
・Pedestrian detection system while turning at intersection by surround monitor camera
・Driver's drowsiness and non-constraint pulsation estimation
・Safety effect of eye closure alarm on drowsy drivers in real driving environment
■ Aisin AW
・Drive assist information notification system
■ ADVICS
・Study on the effectiveness of individual adaptation to automatic braking
■ IMRA Europe
・Driver speech enhancement under heavy car noise and interfaces
・Needs, issues and fine estimation of vergence for self-rectification of stereo-rigs

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