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An advanced on-demand bus system has been developed for regional public transportation using the advanced electric buses (WEB) as a part of NEDO's project. The on-demand system utilizes advanced ITS and associated technologies. It consists of three subsystems of a driver navigation system responding to demands by operations on mobile phones, a traffic running simulator for best routing and an estimation system for number of passengers. On-road proving tests were carried out using WEB in Honjo city, Saitama prefecture, and the reliability and the convenience for passengers' mobility have been clarified.
