CADJapanGermany: HF
Japanese-German Research Collaboration on Connected and Automated Driving: Human Factors

  • Objectives of this collaboration

    • Accelerate successful introduction of safe automated vehicle technology by this collaboration.
    • Increase social acceptance of automated systems for broader international markets based on cross-cultural comparisons and considerations of obtained results.

  • Collaboration scheme

    • Biannual face-to-face meetings in Germany and Japan in spring and fall.
    • Independent and joint experiments.
    • Annual workshop with industry stakeholders.
    • Exchanging staff/students, and lecturing.
    • Co-authoring publications.

  • Utilization of outcomes obtained from collaboration

    • Input to ISO/TC22/SC39/WG8.
    • Guidelines/recommendations to OEMs and suppliers in both countries.
    • Scientific contribution in the domain of human factors in automated driving.
    • Share methodologies and database obtained in this collaborative project.
    • Researchers educated in this project will represent a highly sophisticated group of experts to guarantee a deeper understanding that is important for successful adaptation to intercultural aspects.

  • Start date and End date

  • Q2 2019 - Q1 2021

  • Coordinator

    • Japan: Satoshi Kitazaki (AIST)
    • Germany: Klaus Bengler (TU Munich)

  • Consortium

  • [Japanese members]

    • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
    • Keio University
    • The University of Tsukuba
    • The University of Tokyo
    • Kumamoto University
    • TOKYOTO BUSINESS SERVICE CO.,LTD.

    [German members]

    • Technical University of Munich
    • Chemnitz University of Technology
    • Technische Universität Dresden
    • Ulm University
    • The German Aerospace Center