Future Needs of Automated Driving Systems, and Analysis and Research of Issues Arising out of such Needs

Abstract

To create social acceptance of automated driving systems, public events called “citizens' dialogues” have been held since FY2016. These events provide information about automated driving to the public to facilitate understanding of these systems. In addition, we have been sorting and analyzing new awarenesses and visions of these systems based on opinions and responses, including the concerns and expectations of the public, to provide input for guiding future research and development activities, as well as to foster social acceptance. At the dialogue sessions held over the past two years, opinions were exchanged among a variety of stakeholders, accurate information on automated driving was provided, and expectations and concerns about automated driving were extracted. The positive outcomes of the initial events and acceptance of the activities are illustrated by dissemination of the activities to provincial areas during FY 2018.